The world has a lot to teach Canada about equality between men and women. That's what Sheila Malcolmson, NDP MP for Nanaimo-Ladysmith, took away after attending the first week of the UN Commission of ...

Beyond seeing more white women get their work into the film industry’s content pipeline, Telefilm Canada points to "a great deal of work to be done" to support women and non-binary filmmakers from ...

OTTAWA, ON, March 21, 2025 /CNW/ - Everyone deserves the freedom to be their authentic selves and have every opportunity to participate in Canada's economic, social and political life. A society where ...

TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As conflict, economic instability and climate crises intensify worldwide, Plan International Canada continues in its mission to advance children’s rights and ...

Leymah Gbowee is a 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate from Liberia and the founder and president of the Gbowee Peace Foundation. It is undeniable that women are a force for change. Women’s movements ...

OTTAWA, ON, March 11, 2025 /CNW/ - The Honourable Minister Marci Ien will lead the Canadian Delegation to the 69th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Woman (UNCSW69) in New York ...

TORONTO, Feb. 9, 2026 /CNW/ - Today, the Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism), along with Leslie Church, Parliamentary ...

Canada has long been a global leader in gender equality, but recent political developments threaten to undermine our progress. The absence of a dedicated minister of gender equality in the newly ...

THE inaugural Gender Equality Awards, hosted by the High Commission of Canada in Jamaica, were a resounding success. The event celebrated significant achievements in the pursuit of gender equality in ...

Same-sex marriages have been legal in parts of Canada for almost five years now. But if the country's new conservative Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, has his way, they won't be available for much ...

The one dollar coin features the word 'equality' in both English and French. Source: Twitter Canada has revealed a new $1 coin to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of gay sex being decriminalised.

Canada’s top film financier has claimed success in helping more women move into local movie producing, directing and screenwriting roles. Christa Dickenson, executive director of Telefilm Canada, ...