Gender Equality
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Toronto recreational soccer league must change gender inclusion rules, team saysA 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.SportsDec 18, 2024
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Indigenous group frustrated after being uninvited to Winnipeg gender equality gatheringStealing 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.PoliticsJul 23, 2024
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Gender pay gap in Canada’s tech sector almost tripled over 5 years: studyA 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.CanadaJun 20, 2024
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Canada’s top judge says politicians should read decisions before speakingThe 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.CanadaJun 3, 2024
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Calgary history making Olympic canoeist fighting for equality in sportsOlympian Haley Daniels was speaking at the 2024 Female in Sport Summit on Saturday in Calgary.SportsJan 7, 2024
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‘You call this equality?’: A closer look at Iceland’s gender pay gap strikeIt will be the first women's strike since 1975 when 90 per cent of Icelandic women protested the gender pay gap and workplace inequality.WorldOct 23, 2023
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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.CanadaMay 9, 2023
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Women and Children’s Shelter of Barrie to host annual march, luncheon amid growing need for supportThe 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.CanadaMar 6, 2023
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Women still underrepresented in Canadian C Suites despite small gainsOnly 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.EconomyNov 18, 2022
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10 stigmas women still face every dayGender equality has come a long way, and yet half of the planet’s population still faces outdated taboos every single day.LifestyleNov 7, 2022
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