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The film was named was best documentary at the Whistler Film Festival. [3] The film was streamed for free at NFB.ca in conjunction with International Women's Day, and as of March 2013, was being screened at more than 60 events across Canada, with support from the YWCA, the Canadian Federation of University Women, Cinema Politica and public libraries.
Women also established and became involved with organizations to advance women's rights, including suffrage. In 1893, the National Council of Women of Canada was formed which was designed to bring together representatives of different women's groups across Canada, providing a network for women to communicate their concerns and ideas. [9]
The agency also led the celebration in 2016 of the 100th Anniversary of Women's First Right to Vote in Canada. [7] Status of Women Canada' has led events like Women's History Month, International Day of the Girl, and October 18, the day that Women were officially recognized as legal persons, appropriately called Persons Day.
Corporate support for women in business is also on the rise, with grants made available to help women in business. [42] [43] Affirmative action has been credited with "bringing a generation of women into business ownership" in the United States, following the 1988 Women's Business Ownership Act and subsequent measures. [44]
In World War I, many women entered the workforce as a high population of men served in the war. As men returned from the war and a falling economy led to the Great Depression, women suffered displacement. During World War II, there was a similar growth of women in business that had been previously reserved for men. The combination of a better ...
‘Gerrymandering is one of the biggest risks we face for democracy’ This was the result of gerrymandering – the practice of drawing districts in a way that maximizes the seats of one party or ...
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This project aims to promote the significant part women have played in business, both historically and increasingly in our developing world. To many of our contributors, in contrast to art, writing and science, business may appear to be a rather boring area for creating new biographies and supporting articles but given the wide variety of women's initiatives, there are areas which should have ...