Gamifying the Wage Gap for International Women's Day?

As a parent, we want our children to have a better life than we do. Part of making things better is leading by example, speaking up about injustices in this world, and championing change.

Financial literacy is one of the many things we aim to teach our kids. Unfortunately, an often unspoken part of financial literacy is that women still make 65-75 cents for every dollar men earn. 

Stop the Party is an important annual campaign that coincides with International Women's Day. Stop the Party represents a pledge that Canadian businesses can commit to creating wage equality within their organizations.

Board Game Mimicking Real Life

Image Courtesy of Stop the Party

This year's Stop the Party campaign uses a classic family board game, The Game of Life, to showcase the wage gap's impact on the unbalanced odds stacked against women "winning" at the game of life. Their hacked version of the game features a supplementary pack of cards representing the reality of being a woman in the Canadian workforce. 

This past weekend my kids had the opportunity to play The Game of Life: Wage Gap edition with their cousins and experience its impact in a tangible, relatable, fun (albeit frustrating) way. 

The good news is we can still do a lot to help raise awareness of the wage gap and take steps toward wage equality. Making change starts with where we work and what we teach.

Families who want to play the game can download the rules and game cards for free at stoptheparty.ca  

Let's make a real difference this International Women's Day. The success of the next generation depends on it!

Click Here to learn more about  participating in the Stop the Party pledge individually the pledge on behalf of your organization.