It’s ‘International Equal Pay Day’, coined by the UN in 2019 to raise awareness about gender pay gaps around the world. The UN finds that globally, women earn less than 80 cents for every dollar men earn. Statistics Canada says in this country it sits at 87 cents for every dollar earned by a man, according to a 2018 study. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development says Canada now has the eighth highest gender wage gap in the world. Global News' Sharmeen Somani reports.

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