New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity Inc. / Coalition pour l'équité salariale du Nouveau-Brunswick inc.

Published purpose

Through this 38-month project, the New Brunswick Pay Equity Coalition will address systemic barriers faced by women in female-dominated private sector jobs, such as community care and child care, to accelerate systemic change and strengthen women’s economic security and prosperity in New Brunswick. To achieve this, the organization will conduct an analysis of systemic barriers and solutions, support the engagement of partners and workers in promoting policies and practices for decent jobs, and participate in public dialogue to educate decision-makers and influence change. The project will bring together workers, academics, associations, organizations and unions to identify systemic barriers in the private sector and propose policies to address them, such as pay equity, pay transparency, and public investment. The Coalition will also seek support from organizations representing marginalized sub-groups, such as gender minorities and racialized women, to ensure a deeper understanding of intersectionality and better integration of Gender-Based Analysis Plus into project activities and actions. A first extension with additional funding was allocated to establish an expert committee responsible for providing advice on elements required for strong legislation, adapting a business case to inform private‑sector employers, and producing tools in both official languages to promote pay equity and pay transparency legislation. A second extension with additional funding was allocated to develop pay‑transparency readiness resources for the private sector, distribute a comic strip on pay transparency, explore the creation of a committee composed of partner organizations and associations in the care sector to adapt recommendations to their needs, and to develop and consolidate legislative recommendations for extending the Pay Equity Act, 2009 to the private sector.