Happy International Women's Day.
I hope my women are all happy and healthy today.
FACT SHEET
* In 1977, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution calling on member states to proclaim a day for women's rights and international peace. Following the United Nations' lead, Canada chose March 8 as International Women's Day.
* International Women's Week 2009 takes place from Monday, March 2, through to Sunday, March 8.
* This year the theme is Strong Leadership. Strong Women. Strong World: Equality, reflecting the Government's firm belief that increasing women's participation and access to leadership roles and opportunities will help women and girls reach their full potential and help build a more prosperous Canada.
* Canadian women have made enormous strides. The current Government has the highest percentage of women in Cabinet in Canadian history. The House of Commons currently has 69 women - the highest number ever elected.
* Women are also increasing their participation in other aspects of Canadian life. Currently, women make up the majority of full-time students in most university departments.
* More women are also now part of the work-force - 58% of all women aged 15 and over currently are part of the paid work force, up from 42% in 1976. 47% of self employed Canadians are women, and 1 in 10 Canadian women are self-employed.
* There has also been a long-term increase in the share of women who are working in managerial positions. In 2004, 37% of those employed in managerial positions were women.
* While there are still opportunities for women to make gains, the Government continues to support women. Funding to the Women's Program at Status of Women is up 42% under Prime Minister Harper's Government, bringing it to its highest level ever. This ensures women from coast to coast to coast receive the services they need most.
* This Government also streamlined how funding was given to groups, creating two new funding components: the Women's Community Fund and the Women's Partnership Fund. This change allowed Status to widen its reach and saw a significant increase in the uptake of its funding and greater diversity among its funding recipients.
* In 2007-2008, the number of organizations that received funding from the Women's Program increased by 69%, largely due to a more proactive outreach strategy. Of the organizations that received funding, 41% were first time applicants.
* Furthermore, a total of 181 new projects were funding in 2007-2008, which are expected to reach more than 100,000 women directly and over one million women indirectly.
I hope my women are all happy and healthy today.
FACT SHEET
* In 1977, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution calling on member states to proclaim a day for women's rights and international peace. Following the United Nations' lead, Canada chose March 8 as International Women's Day.
* International Women's Week 2009 takes place from Monday, March 2, through to Sunday, March 8.
* This year the theme is Strong Leadership. Strong Women. Strong World: Equality, reflecting the Government's firm belief that increasing women's participation and access to leadership roles and opportunities will help women and girls reach their full potential and help build a more prosperous Canada.
* Canadian women have made enormous strides. The current Government has the highest percentage of women in Cabinet in Canadian history. The House of Commons currently has 69 women - the highest number ever elected.
* Women are also increasing their participation in other aspects of Canadian life. Currently, women make up the majority of full-time students in most university departments.
* More women are also now part of the work-force - 58% of all women aged 15 and over currently are part of the paid work force, up from 42% in 1976. 47% of self employed Canadians are women, and 1 in 10 Canadian women are self-employed.
* There has also been a long-term increase in the share of women who are working in managerial positions. In 2004, 37% of those employed in managerial positions were women.
* While there are still opportunities for women to make gains, the Government continues to support women. Funding to the Women's Program at Status of Women is up 42% under Prime Minister Harper's Government, bringing it to its highest level ever. This ensures women from coast to coast to coast receive the services they need most.
* This Government also streamlined how funding was given to groups, creating two new funding components: the Women's Community Fund and the Women's Partnership Fund. This change allowed Status to widen its reach and saw a significant increase in the uptake of its funding and greater diversity among its funding recipients.
* In 2007-2008, the number of organizations that received funding from the Women's Program increased by 69%, largely due to a more proactive outreach strategy. Of the organizations that received funding, 41% were first time applicants.
* Furthermore, a total of 181 new projects were funding in 2007-2008, which are expected to reach more than 100,000 women directly and over one million women indirectly.
VIEW 3 of 3 COMMENTS
misty21:
Yay for us!
aesirr:
WEll you are pretty good you women, most of the time.