1. Closing the Equity Gap: A Portrait of Canada’s University Teachers 1996-2001 CAUT Education Review Vol. 6, No. 2

2. Key Findings Nearly 30% of professors were over 55 in 2001, up 26% from 1996. Only 15% of full professors are women. Full-time female faculty earn 80% of their male counterparts. Part-time female faculty earn less than 70% of their male counterparts. Aboriginal Canadians are largely absent from academia. Visible minority faculty earn well below the average salaries of all professors and are more likely to experience unemployment.

3. Women Table 1 Female Faculty by Major Discipline (%) 19962001 Education35.742.8 Fine & applied arts32.736.5 Humanities30.835.3 Health Professions30.734.3 Social sciences25.029.0 Agriculture & biological sciences21.223.5 Mathematics & physical sciences9.612.3 Engineering & applied sciences6.98.6

4. Women Table 2 University Faculty by Rank and Gender, 2001 (%) MenWomen Full professor84.915.1 Associate professor68.431.6 Assistant professor58.841.2 Other48.052.0 All ranks combined71.328.7

5. Women Table 3 Distribution of Faculty by Rank and Gender, 2001 (%) MenWomen Full professor44.719.7 Associate professor32.737.4 Assistant professor18.832.8 Other3.810.2

6. Women Table 4 Average annual earnings of male and female university teachers, 1996 & 2001 ($) 19962001 MFMF Full-time72,97756,17280,29064,409 Part-time39,98125,30947,65032,784

7. Visible Minorities & Aboriginal Persons Table 5 - Racial identification of university teachers, 1996 & 2001 (%) 19962001 White83.982.4 South Asian3.03.6 Chinese2.93.6 Arab or West Asian2.01.9 Black1.51.6 Latin American.6 Japanese.6.5 Korean.3 Southeast Asian.3 Filipino.2 Other.3 Aboriginal Persons.5.7

8. Visible Minorities & Aboriginal Persons Table 6 – Average employment income of university professors 19962001 All Professors53,47660,250 Visible Minority Professors46,44053,039

9. Conclusions Women remain under-represented amongst senior professorial ranks and in certain disciplines Women and visible minorities experience a significant pay gap. Aboriginal people are largely absent.