The entire Canadian and Ontario tax/transfer systems are heavily weighted against enabling women to make paid work pay. "The original basic income experiment in Manitoba demonstrated that the basic income payments encouraged more women with young children to take more time off paid work to provide unpaid care work," writes Kathleen Lahey. "It is well known that it is precisely women’s long-term absence from paid work during lengthy parental leaves that exacerbates gendered pay and income gaps." The basic income guarantee (BIG) as being framed in Ontario today may well be a conversation-changer. But in reality, it will change […]
Full Post at www.thestar.com