Women with at least a bachelor’s degree in Canadian tech earn nearly $20,000 less per year than their male counterparts, according to a new study from the Brookfield Institute using 2016 data. That pay gap is also reflected in visible-minority workers—where almost all women received lower pay than their male counterparts, except Chinese women, who earned around the same—and Indigenous tech workers, who were paid significantly less than their non-Indigenous peers, regardless of gender. (Canadian Press)

Talking point: According to Brookfield, about 935,000 Canadians worked in tech in 2016; that’s 5.1 per cent of the year’s Canadian labour force. The pay gap shrinks to $7,300 when looking at all Canadian tech jobs, regardless of education—meaning the more education required, the larger the divide becomes. Though the report didn’t mention causes for the gap, Sean Mullin, Brookfield’s executive director, noted general research showing women are less likely to enter STEM careers and face cultural and familial barriers in doing so.