Pay hike at McMaster University for female faculty
McMaster University has announced it's giving female faculty members a raise because of a "systemic bias" favouring men.
Some members of McMaster University's teaching faculty are getting a raise. The one criteria: it only applies to women.
The decision comes after a study by the university showed what they called a "systemic bias" in the amount paid to male and female faculty. It determined that female faculty make less than their male counterparts.
Starting July 1, the university will add $3,515 to the salaries of all female full-time faculty members.
Charlotte Yates is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at McMaster. She tells As It Happens guest host Dave Seglins, "When you have a study such as this, to then not act would be demoralizing and dissapointing."