Young women heading into the workforce be warned: You might think it’s an even playing field, but be prepared to earn less than the men from your graduating class and in the cubicles next to you.

That’s one of the messages Fran Donaldson, president of the Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women, says should be drawn from 2006 census data made public yesterday on income and earnings.

The Statistics Canada report showed that the gap in earnings between men and women is still a sizeable one as young, uneducated males cash in on the construction and oil boom in western Canada – especially in Alberta.

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