Wonderful reading the vast majority of these Comments, the day after International Women's Day. It appears we still have some work to do.

Folks, there are masses & decades of well-founded research reports that identify gender discrimination as real, live, & thriving, in pretty much all sectors of society, including the wide work world. Go read some, & educate yourselves.

Pay equity means that people get the same wage for work of the same value. Work of the same value. Rated on criteria such as difficulty, decision-making responsibility, responsibility for financial decisions, span of control--the criteria are well- & long-established. I worked with them 40 years ago in the federal public service.

And by the way the author, & the final Commenter at this point in time, are absolutely correct. This has never worked, & will never work, unless bureaucrats' feet are held to the fire: the requirements must be mandatory, they must be stringently monitored & enforced, rewarded & punished.