Equal Pay Day marks the gender pay gap. On average, women must work 15.5 months – or 3.5 months into the new year – to earn what a man earns in 12 months. Ontario’s ministers of Labour, Finance, Women’s Issues, Economic Development, Education, and Skills Development all have an express mandate to close the gender pay gap but the government still hasn’t announced how it plans to close the gap. Make sure to wear red because the gender pay gap leaves women in the red!