Level the Paying Field

S2E3 - Paternity leave and maternal bias

Level the Paying Field

Show Notes

Parental leave: motherhood penalty vs. fatherhood bonus. Kadie Ward, Commissioner and CAO of Ontario's Pay Equity Commission, is joined by Maya Roy to look into how we can encourage more equal distribution of parental leave between parents.

The Pay Equity Solution for Small Business Do-It-Yourself Toolkit referred to in this episode can be found at: ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Pay Equity Solution for Small ​Business Do-It-Yourself Toolkit.

To see the full Level the Paying Field series, visit www.levelthepayingfield.ca.

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