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Alberta camp aims to empower province’s next generation of tradeswomenA group of fearless and determined aspiring tradeswomen got the chance to preview what a career in the skilled trades would look like.CanadaApr 22
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‘The response has been really good’: Female-only spaces gain popularity in Sask.Saturday marks International Women’s Day and women across the province are working to create female-only spaces to meet new people and have places they feel safe.LifestyleMar 8
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Manitoba women need to work 3 months extra to make what men do in 1 year: CCPANumbers from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives show that, on average, women make $0.71 for every dollar a man makes, and racialized women make less.CanadaApr 4, 2024
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Ireland’s Constitution says a woman’s place is in the home. Voters could change thatIrish voters will decide Friday — International Women’s Day — whether to change the 87-year-old document to remove passages the government says are outdated and sexist.WorldMar 8, 2024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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Self-employed women in Canada on the rise, but other divides remain: StatCanWomen represented 37 per cent of all Canadians who worked independently to operate a business, professional activities or were unpaid family workers.CanadaDec 4, 2023
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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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Unmanaged menopause symptoms cost Canadian economy $3.5 billion annually: reportWithout proper support in place, the Menopause Foundation of Canada says around one in 10 women end up quitting their jobs because of their symptoms.HealthOct 16, 2023
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Calgary woman joins Vatican march calling for ordination of women to the priesthoodA Calgary woman joined a march at the Vatican this week calling for female ordination in the Catholic church.CanadaOct 6, 2023
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Montreal dockworkers union says changes made to hiring list criticized as nepotisticFor decades, the association of shipping companies that use the port has hired longshore workers from a list supplied by the union, but many say the list is a recipe for nepotism.CanadaSep 14, 2023
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