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Sloppily executed pay raise for women at Wilfrid Laurier creates reverse inequality for men

December 22, 2017
Christie Blatchford

A pay hike for female faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University, made in the name of all that is sacred — fairness for women — has created a brand new wage inequity.

Smith, a faculty member at LAurier since 1987, said the move “has created a major problem in the finance area,” where, he said, “when we hired women going back over 20 years, we hired them at the same time as the men and offered them the same salaries as the men.


“I know this because I was part of the hiring and I know exactly what was offered,” he said. “This is blatant discrimination.”

The complete article is available at the National Post.

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