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Women still face educational barriers
In his Feb 22 article, Josh Dehaas asserts “to claim that women are at a disadvantage in school is absurd.” The more absurd reality is [...]
Women and Education: Qualifications, Skills and Technology
Canada’s knowledge-based economy – especially the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) – continues to grow. Related changes in the economy, including shifts [...]
Women and Education
Although women have always been well represented in schools as students and teachers, it is possible, by examining women's participation in schooling, to understand how [...]
Championing and Mentoring
Championing, including mentorship, is an effective tool for supporting a [...]
Skills Ontario and partners build momentum for young women in trades and tech
Throughout the year, Skills Ontario and its partners host Young [...]
WOMEN AND COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (CED) IN CANADA
The present research was initiated by the Canadian Women’s Foundation [...]
How Community Influences Women’s History in the Classroom
In this webinar Dr. Rose Fine-Meyer shares her work which [...]
Women now hold 8.5% of Canada’s top jobs
Women hold 8.5 per cent of the highest-paid positions in [...]
How much does gender inequality cost Canada? $150B, report finds
Taking steps to fix gender inequality in the workplace could [...]
GET ON BOARD CORPORATE CANADA
Greater transparency needed for gender diversity on Canadian boards.
Women in Leadership Fact Sheet
Women make up just over half of the Canadian population, [...]
Myths About the Pay Gap
Despite extensive, detailed documentation from Ontario, across the country, and [...]
The Global Gender Gap Report 2017
Talent is one of the most essential factors for growth [...]
Canadian women on their own are poorest of the poor
Only 9% of all Canadians were considered poor in 2007. [...]
Women spend 50% more time doing unpaid work than men: Statistics Canada
Gender gaps have been narrowing over time but still persist, [...]
Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report
Well-being is a multi-faceted state characterized by health, happiness, and [...]
Look How Much Smaller Canada’s Economy Would Be Without Women
It's International Women's Day, 2018. Do you know how much [...]
FACT SHEET WOMEN AND POVERTY IN CANADA
At the Canadian Women’s Foundation, we want every woman living [...]
These are the key numbers that explain the wage gap for women
Statisticians have been examining the gender wage gap for decades [...]
Economic Well-being
Women's economic well-being has many contributing factors, principally current income. [...]
First Nations, Métis and Inuit Women
Aboriginal women share many of the same challenges and concerns [...]
Three-in-ten Canadians say they’ve been sexually harassed at work, but very few have reported this to their employers
By Osamu|2018-12-06T14:04:29-05:00December 6th, 2018|Categories: Sexual Harassement|
14% of Canadians, both men and women, say they’ve been [...]
CANADA’S STRATEGY TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
By Osamu|2018-12-06T14:03:34-05:00December 6th, 2018|Categories: Sexual Harassement|
The past year has been defined by many powerful stories [...]
What is Harassment?
By Osamu|2018-12-06T14:02:38-05:00December 6th, 2018|Categories: Sexual Harassement|
Harassment is a form of discrimination. It includes any unwanted [...]