Canada’s Energy-Fuelled Gender Gap - Pay disparity in the energy sector and opportunities

Canadas Energy-Fuelled Gender Gap Canada’s Energy-Fuelled Gender Gap Pay disparity in the energy sector and opportunities for equity in the clean energy economy Trinity LaBarre-Song and Kendall Anderson March 2024 photo: iStock.com/chinaface Canada’s Energy-Fuelled Gender Gap Pay disparity in the energy sector and opportunities for equity in the clean energy economy Trinity LaBarre-Song and Kendal. [...] We respectfully acknowledge the space our organization is headquartered in as the traditional and ancestral territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy, comprised of the bands Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai, the Îyârhe Nakoda Nations, including the bands of Goodstoney, Chiniki, and Bearspaw, and the Tsuut’ina Dené. [...] This young woman and her journey reflect the lived experience of the women who participated in interviews and roundtables in support of the Pembina Institute’s research and convening on gender equity in the energy sector.1 This report details the hard numbers that validate this experience, showing the size and source of gender- based gaps in pay and opportunity. [...] Due to societal gender roles and the frequency of workplace gender-based violence, women are less safe at work35 and are predominantly expected to take on most of the caregiving and household responsibilities in comparison to male partners — women perform around 60% of the total hours of unpaid household work.36 The gender gap perpetuates the gender division of labour and results in women taking o. [...] Pembina Institute Canada’s Energy-Fuelled Gender Gap | 15 Addressing the gender gaps retention and under-recognition of women in STEM and trades careers — many of which are found in the energy sector.37 4.2 Solving gender gaps in the energy sector Solutions to advance the development of a sustainable energy workforce must.