Gender Equality

• Toronto recreational soccer league must change gender inclusion rules, team says

  A recreational soccer team in Toronto says controversy surrounding its league's gender policy has sparked a bigger conversation about accessibility and support for LGBTQ+ athletes.

  Sports

  Dec 18, 2024
  
• Indigenous group frustrated after being uninvited to Winnipeg gender equality gathering

  Stealing some of the spotlight from women and gender issues was a political battle that led to what was effectively a counter-conference in the same downtown hotel.

  Politics

  Jul 23, 2024
  
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• Gender pay gap in Canada’s tech sector almost tripled over 5 years: study

  A new study shows the gender pay gap in Canada's tech sector almost tripled between 2016 and 2021, with the average woman tech worker making almost $20,000 less in 2021.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2024
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• Canada’s top judge says politicians should read decisions before speaking

  The chief justice of the Supreme Court is warning about the risks elected officials run by reacting to decisions from the court without first having read the rulings themselves.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2024
• Calgary history making Olympic canoeist fighting for equality in sports

  Olympian Haley Daniels was speaking at the 2024 Female in Sport Summit on Saturday in Calgary. 

  Sports

  Jan 7, 2024
• ‘You call this equality?’: A closer look at Iceland’s gender pay gap strike

  It will be the first women's strike since 1975 when 90 per cent of Icelandic women protested the gender pay gap and workplace inequality.

  World

  Oct 23, 2023
• Canada announces bid for UN Human Rights Council seat: ‘Can’t stand idle’

  Canada is running to sit on the council for 2028 to 2030, through a vote that will likely take place in 2026, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said.

  Canada

  May 9, 2023
• Women and Children’s Shelter of Barrie to host annual march, luncheon amid growing need for support

  The Women and Children's Shelter of Barrie will host its annual International Women’s Day luncheon and march in person with the need in the community growing.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2023
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• Women still underrepresented in Canadian C Suites despite small gains

  Only five per cent of TSX issuers had a female CEO in 2022, a number that has barely budged since the first year of data collection.

  Economy

  Nov 18, 2022
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• 10 stigmas women still face every day

  Gender equality has come a long way, and yet half of the planet’s population still faces outdated taboos every single day.

  Lifestyle

  Nov 7, 2022