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Quebec obstetricians and gynecologists association head to court over pay gap
['The Canadian Press']
Send this page to someone via emailQuebec’s obstetricians and gynecologists have filed a legal challenge against the medical specialists federation over what they call a persistent gender-related pay gap.
The association representing the province’s obstetricians and gynecologists filed the review Thursday at a Quebec Superior Court.
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The association says medical specialists in fields with a majority of women earned, on average, 30 per cent less than those with a majority of men in 2020.
The association is asking the court to order the federation to recognize the pay disparity and to promptly put an end to it.