She says it was something she had wanted to do for a long time, but couldn't afford while she was raising her son. For myself, I took a significant drop in salary, going from financial officer down to social worker. However, I derive more pleasure out of doing social work. A social work degree, however, is still quite valuable, says Colleen Lundy, the director of Carleton's school of social work. Even people who already have graduate degrees are going into the program.
Employment equity is about making sure the opportunities are there for everybody.
Our graduates do work. Among the report's other findings, it showed that women also are doing slightly better in income once they graduate. In 1997, women's after-tax earnings were 63 per cent of men's, up from 61 per cent in 1994. But Regehr says that doesn't necessarily mean women are gaining. The report showed that both male and female university graduates are less likely than before to enter the job market in high level jobs.