Making Women Count Project
It’s time to close the gender gap
Making Women Count measures the size of Canada’s gender gap and offers solutions to the inequalities that persist between women and men in Canada. Closing the gender gap in Canada will provide a significant engine for long-term economic growth, as well as an immediate increase in the social and economic well-being of women, girls and gender-diverse people in Canada.
Fairness, equality, justice for women and gender-diverse people
- Tracking women’s COVID-19 pandemic recovery
- Making the case for equal pay
- Valuing the care economy
- Closing the gender pay gap
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Infographic: The best and worst places to be a woman in Canada 2015
Canada has a gender gap. When it comes to pay, jobs, and safety, men and women still don’t get equal treatment in this country. Our latest…
The Best and Worst Places to Be a Woman in Canada 2015
The Gender Gap in Canada’s 25 Biggest Cities Download 1.7 MB82 pages This study ranks Canada’s 25 largest metropolitan areas based on a comparison of…
Women’s Poverty in Canada
Keynote Speech by Kate McInturff Kate McInturff, senior policy researcher at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, gave a speech about women’s poverty in Canada…
Fast Facts: Counting women in
A gender-based analysis of homelessness International Women’s Day (IWD) will be celebrated this weekend. Although progress has been made regarding women’s rights and equality, the…
Hennessy’s Index: March 2015
About Women Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world. For…
Time for federal family policy to grow up: study
OTTAWA—The current federal government’s approach to family policy is falling short of the needs of parents, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre…
Time to Grow Up
Family Policies for the Way We Live Now Download 868.68 KB40 pages The work and family lives of Canadians have evolved over the past three…
Time to Grow Up
The work and family lives of Canadians have evolved over the past three decades. It’s time our family policies grew up, too.
Une étude révèle que l’égalité entre les sexes au Canada n’est pas pour demain
OTTAWA – La progression vers l’égalité entre les sexes au Canada a stagné, selon une étude rendue publique aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques…
Les droits des femmes au Canada : Peu de progrès
Rapport parallèle sur la mise en oeuvre par le Canada de la Déclaration et du Programme d’action de Beijing Download 2.45 MB 96 pages Cette…
Gender equality in Canada going nowhere fast: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Progress towards gender equality in Canada has stalled, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for…
Progress on Women’s Rights: Missing in Action
A Shadow Report on Canada’s Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action Download 708.78 KB 88 pages This report reviews Canada’s implementation of…
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