Gender equality week should be a wake-up call for Canadian leaders
We celebrate Gender Equality Week at a moment when progress is faltering. The Prosperity Project’s 2025 Annual Report Card on Gender Equity and Leadership reveals a shrinking pipeline of women leaders. This should set off alarms in every corporate and government boardroom. Instead of congratulating ourselves, we need urgent action to reverse the trend. At […]
Freeland joins long list of sidelined leading Liberal women
I knew Chrystia Freeland before the headlines and the heavy portfolios. I was looking for someone I could relate to—someone who didn’t just look the part, but felt the weight of the contradictions Canadian women face in politics. Chrystia had brilliance, yes, but also an inner tension I recognized: the pressure to prove herself repeatedly […]
Gilmore says she received a ‘tsunami’ of hate following social media post about Charlie Kirk’s murder
NDP MP Heather McPherson calls out former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer for allegedly fuelling rage.
Canadian military colleges report offers honest approach to right the ship
In 1980, Kate Armstrong was one of 32 women who joined Royal Military College of Canada as cadets. ‘Most of us had to navigate the skepticism of superiors and fellow cadets alike. We were harassed, hazed, and tested over and over again.’
Canada’s public service needs updated visible minority hiring targets
Looking at the representation of South Asian Canadians in the federal public service 78 years after the end of British colonization of India.
Carney becomes second sitting prime minister in Canadian history to march at Pride
While Mark Carney’s presence is a ‘powerful symbol,’ work is still needed to address rising hate facing 2SLGBTQIA+ people in Canada, says one advocacy organization and Senator Kristopher Wells.
WAGE isn’t in a funding crisis—it has a design flaw
Women and Gender Equality Canada’s latest funding forecast has sparked panic, but for all the wrong reasons. The gender equity sector must zoom out, stop reacting to fear, and push for a complete overhaul of how funding is structured.
Plan tackling gender-based violence needs funding renewed, say advocates amid concerns over budget cuts
With the issue at ‘epidemic levels’ in Canada, advocates are worried about the national plan’s future with funding sunsetting by 2027.
‘It’s being levelled’: advocates worried about potential 81 per cent cut to Women and Gender Equality Canada’s budget by 2028
Women’s advocates call the department’s three-year forecast ‘extremely shocking’ and ‘disproportional’ for the small ministry. ‘The level of support will be radically reduced,’ says Katherine Scott, who isn’t ‘holding her breath’ for the fall budget.
Before the cuts: a bureaucracy baseline from an employment equity lens
How well is the government meeting its diversity targets? The 2023-24 Employment Equity report offers a window into federal efforts to bring about change.
