| Women and Gender Equality Canada | news releases
The COVID-19 pandemic is not a crisis like any other. Women have been hardest hit in terms of jobs lost, and they are also the ones who are doing more unpaid work, such as caring for children and the elderly.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | backgrounders
The Government of Canada is committed to addressing the systemic causes of violence and increasing the safety of Indigenous women, girls and LGBTQ and two-spirit people.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | news releases
In recent months, the daily lives of not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations, including organizations in northern communities, have been particularly shaken with the COVID-19 pandemic, which added further pressure on their already limited and valuable resources. The Government of Canada is committed to continuing to support them in their mission and initiatives, including commemoration, to the best of its ability.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | backgrounders
One of the ways Women and Gender Equality Canada advances gender equality in Canada is by providing funding to eligible organizations through the Women’s Program.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada recognizes that, in recent months, the daily lives of not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations, including women’s organizations, have been particularly shaken as the COVID-19 pandemic added further pressure on their already limited and valuable resources.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | speeches
2020 marks many anniversaries and important milestones on the road to gender equality, both internationally and in Canada.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, announced that this funding has been disbursed to over 500 women’s shelters and sexual assault centres from coast to coast to coast.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | statements
Today, the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Canada’s Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, and Isabelle Charest, Quebec’s Minister for Education and Minister responsible for the Status of Women, issued the following joint statement:
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | statements
The Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, today issued the following statement:
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | media advisories
As part of her one-day trip to the Greater Toronto Area, the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, will meet with women in various local industries and organizations.
