{"id":29491,"date":"2020-03-02T15:54:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T20:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/?p=29491"},"modified":"2024-11-01T16:46:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T20:46:03","slug":"10-ways-we-all-need-to-advance-gender-equality-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/en\/giving-life\/connecting-with-charities\/10-ways-we-all-need-to-advance-gender-equality-today\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways We All Can Advance Gender Equality Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

This blog post was provided by Jessica Howard from the Canadian Women’s Foundation<\/a>.<\/h4>\n

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Every six days. That\u2019s how often a woman is killed by her intimate partner.<\/p>\n

2.4 million. That\u2019s the number of women and girls living on low income.<\/p>\n

75 cents. It\u2019s the average earned by full-time working women for every dollar men make.<\/p>\n

14 per cent. That\u2019s the ratio of grade 10 girls who say they feel self-confident.<\/p>\n

These are powerful indicators of the distance we have yet to climb to achieve true and lasting gender equality in Canada.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why the Canadian Women\u2019s Foundation<\/strong><\/a> focuses on ending gender-based violence, reducing poverty, empowering girls, and building inclusive leadership. These are the key ingredients in the recipe for gender equality. We don\u2019t do it just for the sake of diverse women, girls, trans, and non-binary people\u2014gender equality benefits everyone<\/a><\/strong>. Time and time again, research shows us that when women thrive and gender discrimination decreases, families and entire communities flourish.<\/p>\n

It begins in our own neighbourhoods, schools, workplaces, and community spaces. We fund programs in every province and territory that focus on these areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s all well and good,\u201d you might think, \u201cbut what can I possibly do?\u201d The inequities are so huge that it\u2019s hard to know where to begin. The urgent truth is that we can\u2019t sit in inaction. Progress easily backslides. In fact, since 2017, Canada fell three spots in the World Economic Forum\u2019s global gender parity ranking<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

But the good news is that, no matter what your gender, you absolutely can<\/em> advance equality in your own life and sphere of influence. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n