“We still have a lot of work ahead of us but today is about celebrating sisterhood, celebrating our power.”

Progress to include women in our political leadership is fragile, and none of it can be taken for granted, says Stephanie MacKendrick.

The 2019 World Economic Gender Parity Report said it will take 99.5 years to achieve worldwide parity.

A Calgary group aiming to get more women into politics is getting a jump start on the 2021 municipal election.

The organization is tempering social media, sending out a positive tweet for every abusive one directed at women running in the federal election.

Documents from the Privy Council Office obtained through the access-to-information law, show that as of last year, 55.5 per cent of appointees to federal agencies, boards and organizations were women, slightly above their proportion in the Canadian population.

The city plans to seek public feedback on its ideas this year before implementing a women and gender equity strategy in 2020.

Having more women in government advances population health, two Canadian researchers say.

MarieChantal Chassé, who is new to politics, was first elected when the CAQ swept a majority victory on Oct. 1. She will stay on as an MNA for Châteauguay.

Pushing for parity: An Edmonton group is encouraging more women to put their names on the ballot for Alberta's 2019 election.