 | |
| General Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Maternal mortality (per 100,000) | 7 |
| Women in parliament | 28.3% |
| Women over 25 with secondary education | 100.0% |
| Women in labour force | 74% [M: 81%] |
| Gender Inequality Index[1] | |
| Value | 0.069 (2021) |
| Rank | 17th out of 191 |
| Global Gender Gap Index[2] | |
| Value | 0.777 (2022) |
| Rank | 24th out of 146 |
The History of women in Canada is the study of the historical experiences of women living in Canada and the laws and legislation affecting Canadian women. In colonial period of Canadian history, Indigenous women's roles were often challenged by Christian missionaries, and their marriages to European fur traders often brought their communities into greater contact with the outside world. Throughout the colonial period, European women were encouraged to immigrate to Canadian colonies and expand the white population. After Confederation in 1867, women's experiences were shaped by federal laws and by legislation passed in Canada's provincial legislatures.
Women have been a key part of Canada's labour market, social movements, and culture for centuries, and yet they have faced systematic discrimination. Women were given the federal franchise in 1918, served in both the First World War and the Second World War, and participated in the second-wave feminist movement from the 1960s onwards. Historians have been researching and writing about women's history in Canada in increasing numbers since the 1960s.[3]
- ^ "Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Global Gender Gap Report 2022" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ Campbell, Lara; Myers, Tamara; Perry, Adele, eds. (2016). Rethinking Canada: The Promise of Women's History (seventh ed.). Oxford UNiversity Press. ISBN 978-0-1990-1108-7.