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Jun 4, 2019 · Automation and the future of work present an inflection point for Canada’s progress toward gender equality. Our research suggests that Canada is now at an inflection point, with an opportunity to narrow the gender gap: if between 8 to 30 percent of women (or one to three million women) can successfully transition across occupations to high ...
Mar 8, 2023 · On Tuesday, one day before International Women's Day, CBC Saskatchewan's Blue Sky hosted a discussion on feminism in 2023. Guests shared their unique experiences and spoke about what feminism ...
Sep 1, 2022 · The scenarios presented help us reimagine what our future could look like if we changed our current systems to value women’s labour in the future. The goal of this research is to spur discussion, provoke new thinking, and inspire action towards building a collective feminist vision for the future of work for women that ultimately benefits everyone.
Employment among women in Canada who earned less than $800 a week has fallen almost 30 percent. For men in the same wage brackets, the drop is 24 percent. Women made up more than half of those employed in the sectors—hospitality and retail—that were most affected by virus-containment measures. They’ve absorbed 65 percent of the job losses ...
Jun 30, 2021 · Through the Feminist Response and Recovery Fund, Canada is also providing $100 million to prevent the pandemic from rolling back progress or reversing the hard-won gains of women in Canada. These funds will be used to support organizations and those in greatest need, for projects that increase women and girls' participation in Canada’s economic, social, democratic and political life.
Oct 27, 2023 · According to the latest LFS data, there were 9.6 million women employed in Canada in September 2023, up 2.7% from September 2022. Over the same period, there was a 2.9% increase to 10.6 million men employed. The unemployment rate in September 2023 for was 5.3% for women, and 5.8% for men.
Women accounted for 50.9% of Canada’s total population aged 15 and older in private households in 2021. Note. In 2021, more than 1 in 4 (25.8%) women aged 15 and older were part of the racialized population, more than one-quarter (27.1%) were immigrants, and 4.5% were Indigenous. Note Note Note.
