Reading Time: 6 minutes 24 January 2022, 9:15 a.m. Disponible en français. Public health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have socioeconomic consequences that women and men experience differently because of biology, gender norms and inequalities. Understanding these differences is essential to develop policies and… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : La situation de la progression de l’égalité des genres au Canada : le 25e anniversaire de la Déclaration et Programme d’action de Beijing) September 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes Note: This publication was updated in January, 2022: Gender Considerations and the COVID-19 Pandemic Revised on 9 November 2020, 10:25 a.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. (Disponible… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Les femmes vétérans : une réalité différente de celle de leurs frères d’armes) Statistics As of February 2019, 15.7% of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members were women. The CAF’s objective is that, by 2026, one in… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : Semaine de l’égalité des sexes : comprendre la terminologie des genres et de la diversité sexuelle) On 21 June 2018, An Act to establish Gender Equality Week received Royal Assent. With its enactment, Gender Equality Week was… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes You may also wish to consult other HillNotes in honour of International Women’s Day (Disponible en français : Journée internationale des femmes : Comprendre la budgétisation sensible à la sexospécificité) International Women’s Day – observed every year on March 8th –… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : L’analyse comparative entre les sexes plus au Canada) From 29 May to 2 June 2017, the Government of Canada will hold its 6th annual Gender-based Analysis Plus Awareness Week. The Government of Canada uses Gender-based Analysis… Read More ›