2. Women's Perspectives - Christian Aboriginal Infrastructure ...

percentage of women 15 years and older seeking work, those that do participate in the
labour force fare better than men. Their unemployment rate is 21.1 per cent, compared to
27.6 per cent for men. In addition, the percentage of those who are self-employed is half
that of Aboriginal men and well below that of all Canadian women. It is not surprising,
then, to find that the average annual income of Aboriginal women is about $11,900,
compared to $17,400 for Aboriginal men. Aboriginal women are far behind their non-
Aboriginal counterparts, for whom the average annual income is about $17,600.
TABLE 2.3
Comparison of Economic Characteristics, 1991
Total
Canadian
Total
Aboriginal 1
Registered
NAI
Labour Force Status F M F M F M
(% of population aged 15+) 1
Unemployment rate 10.2 10.1 21.1 27.6 22.9 32.3
Participation rate 59.9 76.4 53.4 72.4 48.7 67.5
Self-employed 2.9 6.8 1.7 3.6 1.2 2.3
Lack of child care reported as a barrier to
employment
— — 16.4 4.2 — —
Total Income
(% of population aged 15+)
Less than $10,000 36 19.7 60.3 47.1 63.1 52.4
$10,000-$19,999 29.5 19.6 23.8 21.6 22.8 22.5
$20,000+ 34.5 60.7 15.9 31.3 14.2 25.1
Average total annual income ($) 17,577 30,205 11,897 17,392 11,056 14,968
TABLE 2.3
Comparison of Economic Characteristics, 1991 (continued)
Non-Registered
NAI
Métis
Inuit
Labour Force Status F M F M F M
(% of population aged 15+) 1
Unemployment rate 19.1 17.8 16.9 25.5 25.5 25.8
Participation rate 61.7 82.3 59.4 78.6 56.8 70.1
Self-employed 2.9 4.2 2 6 1.9 4.6
Lack of child care reported as a barrier to
employment
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