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FALLING
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROTECTION
FOR CANADA'S UNEMPLOYED
The
Insurance Coverage Gender Gap - Part 2
The
rate of decline in coverage for men fell at less than a
fraction of the rate that it did for women.
In
four provinces, coverage for men actually increased under
EI.
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Gender
Impact of EI Eligibility Rules by Province
a comparison of coverage for men and
women before and after EI
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...
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percentage
of unemployed receiving UI 1996
|
percentage
of unemployed receiving UI 2001
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...
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men
|
women
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GAP
|
men
|
women
|
GAP
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CANADA
|
45
|
39
|
6
|
44
|
33
|
11
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Newfoundland
& Labrador
|
72
|
75
|
3w
|
79
|
70
|
9
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Prince
Edward Island
|
83
|
72
|
11
|
83
|
72
|
11
|
|
Nova
Scotia
|
60
|
52
|
8
|
64
|
44
|
20
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New
Brunswick
|
92
|
81
|
11
|
80
|
66
|
14
|
|
Quebec
|
51
|
48
|
3
|
53
|
39
|
14
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Ontario
|
32
|
28
|
4
|
30
|
27
|
7
|
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Manitoba
|
41
|
32
|
9
|
49
|
29
|
20
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Saskatchewan
|
41
|
32
|
9
|
40
|
25
|
15
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Alberta
|
38
|
34
|
4
|
32
|
25
|
7
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|
British
Columbia
|
43
|
34
|
9
|
34
|
28
|
6
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| Gender
gap in EI coverage favours men. Where it favours women,
it is noted with a
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