Thread by @ScottKatherineJ

Sunday is #IWD2020, and a time to reflect on Canada’s record on gender equality. #canlab #canfem 1/6

This year Canada ranked 19th on the @wef ’s #gendergap20 report, up from our poor showing in 2016 (35th), down from 16th last year. Canada’s young women are the most educated generation in history, but they are still hitting the wall in the world of work and politics 2/6

Women working full-time are still paid only 81 cents for every dollar men take home. The gap is even larger for racialized women and Indigenous women, who make 60% and 57% of what non-racialized men earn #canlab #canfem 3/6 behindthenumbers.ca/2019/03/05/dat…

Men and women vote at similar rates but only 29% of parliamentary seats are held by women. And only a third of senior managers are women – mostly in the middle ranks. This figure hasn’t changed in a decade 4/6 womenofinfluence.ca/2018/01/07/fac…

Two years now after the #MeToo moment, reports of sexual assault and intimate partner violence are up. But this is just the tip of the iceberg as the vast majority of assaults go unreported. Canadian women need a #NAPonVAW now. 5/6 #VAW
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It’s been 25 years since 189 countries ratified the Beijing Declaration – the most visionary agenda on gender equality to date. The time for action is now #TimesUp #IWD2020 #canfem 6/6
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