I hope people are adequately and equitably remunerated, but we do not have discretion on the distribution of pay. We pay people according to their collective bargaining agreements and, for the non-unionized employees, according to the directives set down by Treasury Board, which are, as you probably know, formally asexual. I believe the unions across the public service have settled with the Government of Canada as to any adjustment necessary for the female-dominant categories.
On April 29th, 2008. See this statement in context.