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PAGE 12 - WATERLOO CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 2, Walter McLean the work done by women. We're seeing the results in the increasing femin- ization of poverty. Almost half of all the single parent families headed by women in Canada have incomes below the poverty line. More than 60 per cent at elderly women living on their own are poor, These shocking statistics reflect the l alue "market forces" have put on women's work. The marketplace has biases too -- we call it "systemic discrimination", In other words, dis criminution against women is not necessarily intentional or deliberate, it's the system itself that is biased (Continued trom page 7) Pay mum is designed tn mrrwl this bias and tu make \ure that the jobs Women do are paid according to the skill and qualifications needed to do the job and not according to the gondvr of the person doing it. CRITICISM CT?. Pay equity will discourage women from moving out of the job ghettos . This Government is addressing the problems of job ghettos through special training programs to help women enter non-traditional occupations and through employment equity legislation, But to suggest that the wage gap between men and women could be eliminated if women just took over "men's jobs" is clearly impractical. It has been estimated that to achieve this kind of integration in the United States, more than 10 million women would have to change jobs with more than 10 million men. Even if we could imagine such a possibility for Canada, economists in the United States have calculated that going this route to eliminate the wage gap would take 75 to 100 years. /iiaiiii '5iiiiiiijUrm SALE!‘ '500,000 INVENTORY REDUCED TO CLEAR All Gold Chains, Watches, Charms, Earrings Diamond and Stone Rings, Cultured Pearls Cultured Pearls up TO v v off HATASHITA (10ll,,0$lilll'll'liS Kitten today - Kitten tomorrow! 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The employment of wo'men continued to increase during that period in fact. between 1973 and 1977, women's employment grew by an average of 3.6 per cent a year, Employment for men increased by only LI per cent a year on average during that time Unemployment rates for both women and men jumped in 1973, but that was because the Australian economy had experienced a sharp slowdown the year before, And, incidentally, the unemployment rate for men jumped more than the unemployment rate for women. Economists at the Australian National Universi, ty who have studied this say that “job segregation appears to be very rigid and is probably the key factor that explains why female employment and unemployment have been so insensitive to such a large increase in female pay". (Women's wages rose by 25 to 30 per cent as a result of the implementation of pay equity). The Australian experience, say these economists, "warns against the advice that is often offered in the U.S. that the best way to increase female earnings is to break down occupational segregation". Experience in Great Britain with equal pay for work of equal value has shown similar results. Laws there were successful in narrowing the wage gap between women and men by 14 per cent. 'iii"st Last year m Ontano 9,150 people were treated for rables exposure As a result, the Ontano Mlmstry of Health IS urgrng all resrdents to be extremely cautious, Since the dlsease lS fatal to humans as well as pets, anyone who's been m contact wrm a rabrd anrmal must take a serves of shots Vou can protect your family by taking these smote precautions Fest wecunate your pets agannst rabies Second, keep them on a leash Third, everyone, espec ralfy children, should be taught WATERLOO TOWN SQUARE 886-3791 Decorator Prints Spring Is The Time To Build Big Business Through Little Ads! 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