If you're looking for a city that offers the lowest gender gaps in leadership, poverty rates, and education you might tell your daughters to go west, young woman.
A study by The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives offers a snapshot of the gender gap between men and women in 25 of Canada's largest cities, and Windsor came in dead last.
In Windsor, women have the lowest rate of employment at 53%, although employment rates for men were also below the national average. Women made $0.74 for every dollar a man made, even though women were more likely to have completed high school, college or university.
As for political influence, Windsor has one woman on the city council, Jo-Anne Gignac.
Women in London fared much better according to the study. The city ranked third overall. The wage gap for women was smaller with women making $0.77 for every dollar a man makes, and more men live in poverty (22%) compared to women (20%).
At the top of the rankings is Victoria, British Columbia.
Not only does Victoria have a female mayor, but women also make up the majority of city council. Women make up 37% of leadership positions.
The cities ranked in the study makeup 67% of the Canadian population.
