This story is a case of comparing apples to oranges. One has to wonder how Stats Can, a venerable organization with a lot of credibility, can get away with this.

Gender equity is not about equal pay across the board but about equal pay for equal work. In this regard I understand there are sectors of the economy where women dominate that have comparatively low pay scales. It is my understanding that in fields where men and women actually do the same work the  pay difference comes down to seniority, skills and qualifications, plus a small amount of bureaucratic inertia.

This topic, like the recent one about police handling of sexual assault cases and sexual assault in the military, are perennial favorites for writers because there is no end to them. There will always be new angles to write about.

It is not that these stories are festering sores on humanity but that the facts such as they are, are very subjective and border on fake news.