gender-equality

A man in a hard hat is adjusting a wire being held by a co-worker. The man is standing on an orange metal platform near the grey metal beams and scaffolding of the building.

Changes to open work permits undermine women’s self-sufficiency

Illustration depicting a checkerboard chart of faces showing different ethnicities and genders.

The diversity of candidates and MPs stalled for some groups in this election

Illustration of a woman seen from the neck up, shown in profile, her long white hair flowing out behind her with a collection of cheerful items embedded in it: flowers and leaves.

When women’s health loses, we all lose

Canada should be opening more doors to gifted Afghan students, not closing them

A child strapped into a wheel chair inclined slightly backwards holds hands with his mother who is talking to him.

Ottawa must do more to help parents of children with disabilities

A woman fishes in a small shallow channel cutting through a field as her granddaughter dozes off on her back.

Putting women and girls front and centre in climate leadership

Le véhicule est blanc avec un marquage bleu. Le photographe a suivi l’ambulance en mouvement alors qu’elle passait devant un bâtiment vitré situé de l’autre côté de la rue, et qui est flou sur l’image.

Crisis-level ratings of the health system are a flashing danger sign

Tight crop around a woman’s bare belly, where a handheld monitor is attached to a small, metal sensor being held to the skin.

Health policies need to stop marginalizing Indigenous midwives

Online harms need a gender-based analysis

Online harms need a gender-based analysis

More female peacekeepers essential to protect children in conflict zones

A baby in a purple suit with a red-and-blue tuque and multi-coloured socks lies on red fallen leaves.

Parental leave benefits need to be more practical and equitable

M. Wells, un Canadien de race noire, brandit un sac d'oignons tandis qu'une femme blanche d'âge mûr vérifie le prix à la caisse. Une jeune femme blanche est la suivante dans la file d'attente. Ils se tiennent dans le hall d'une ancienne église aux murs blancs et au parquet blond.

The best, fastest way to meaningfully help low-income Canadians

Failure to protect: the criminalization of survivors of intimate-partner violence

Silhouette of a young woman in a sleeveless shirt, her hair tied in a bun.

Policing women’s sexuality in the name of protection

What’s at stake in supporting sex workers’ right to health

Illustration d’une jeune femme assise dans une cage à oiseaux. Elle est vêtue d’un pantalon noir, de baskets blanches et d’un pull marron clair. Elle porte une paire de lunettes blanches et ses cheveux noirs sont coiffés en chignon sur le dessus de la tête. Ses bras entourent ses tibias. Le fond de l’image est de deux tons de marron.

Women’s economic empowerment is crucial to Canada’s strategies against gender-based violence

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