Grace Lévesque

she/her/elle. Midwife/ Mama/ finder of joy

[The OHRC @OntHumanRights]

Today the Court of Appeal upheld an HRTO decision finding Ontario midwives experienced gender-based discrimination in compensation. The OHRC intervened to defend midwives’ right to pay equity and address systemic discrimination. Read more: https://t.co/M6aJiAEsZp

[Ontario Midwives @ontariomidwives]

Human Rights Tribunal. Divisional Court. Ontario Court of Appeal.
ALL in favour of #OntarioMidwives.

Midwives keep winning. @fordnation, close the pay gap.

#StopFightingMidwivesInCourt #CloseTheGap #MidwivesKeepWinning

https://t.co/mjHRPq90J5

[Ontario Midwives @ontariomidwives]

Government reported the gender pay gap for ON health-care occupations was 46.8%, with men earning $93 377 and women $43 583 on average in 2015.
7 years later and the gap has widened.
@fordnation close the gender pay gap in health care! #MidwivesKeepWinning
https://t.co/mjHRPpRpRx

[Ontario Midwives @ontariomidwives]

"Les sages femmes demandent l’arbitrage et finalement une investissement pour abolir le sexisme. @fordnation, arrêtez d’utiliser les impôts des Ontariens pour se battre en cours." Kim Cloutier Holts

#MidwivesKeepWinning. #NoMoreAppeals

[Ontario Midwives @ontariomidwives]

✅HRTO
✅Divisional Court
✅Ontario Court of Appeal

ALL 3 DECIDED IN FAVOUR OF CLOSING THE #GENDERWAGEGAP FOR MIDWIVES

How many losses will it take for @fordnation to take responsibility for ending the discrimination?
#MidwivesKeepWinning #NoMoreAppeals

https://t.co/0Fl4sI8HHb

[Coalition for Pay Equity | pour l'équité salariale @equiteNBequity]

A 3rd #payequity victory for @ontariomidwives! 🥳

The ON Court of Appeal ruled that the government undervalued midwifery because it's a profession associated with "women and women's care work".

Pay equity for midwives is overdue! #MidwivesKeepWinning https://t.co/NVbsE5souS

[Grace Lévesque @levesque_grace]

Thanks @Angelynsayshi @TorontoStar for covering @Ontariomidwives' win at Ontario's top court. #MidwivesKeepWinning https://t.co/KnYVJ05UzM.

[Ontario Midwives @ontariomidwives]

In 2013, midwives filed a human rights claim against the Ontario government.
When midwives won, government appealed.
Midwives won again. Government filed another appeal.

Yesterday, the highest court in Ontario ruled in midwives’ favour.
https://t.co/mjHRPpRpRx

[Grace Lévesque @levesque_grace]

I am a #midwife in Ottawa and I stand with @OntarioMidwives for #payequity. Time for @fordnation to invest in closing the pay gap! #MidwivesKeepWinning #NoMoreAppeals