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Sarah Newman
Sarah Newman is the Project Coordinator at Vibrant Communities Calgary, an organization aiming to increase the social, economic and political engagement of Calgarians. For more information about Vibrant Communities Calgary, please visit www.vibrantcalgary.com.
Recent Parkland Post stories
Gender inequality to blame for low wages of Calgary women
Income disparity harms families and can prevent women from leaving abusive situations
Last December, for the first time in three years, Statistics Canada reported an increase in the number of Calgarians failing to earn a living wage. The study found that since 2008, 7,300 more women and 600 more men are low-wage earners. Women now make up almost two-thirds of the 65,000 low-wage earners in Calgary and 65 per cent of these female low-wage earners are over 20 years of age. But women’s low wages should not be understood as a 'woman’s issue,' but rather as something that negatively affects us all.top of page