I had experience, being on the Arthurs commission on the Canada Labour Code, of various employment standards, and my own preference would be to handle workplace-related discriminatory practices together. I think there are bundles of practices, and I would not personally privilege pay over other issues. I would rather see a sensitive panel, a separate one. I agree that it takes expertise to understand workplace discrimination or patterns of work, but I would like to see more issues. I don't see why it shouldn't be broadened to include a number of the barriers that women face at work. To only be able to deal with pay does not eliminate many of the problems that bug us at work, that perplex us, and that are almost insoluble.
I don't see them as ripped apart. I see them as part of a package of workplace practices that in their totality discriminate.