Employment gains among core-aged women and youths
The increase in employment in January affected mainly women aged 25 to 54 and youths. next benefit rates for Old Age Security
(OAS).Women aged 25 to 54 also recorded employment growth in January (+32,000), and their unemployment rate was 6.3%. In recent months, employment levels among core-aged women have been on a slight upward trend.
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The role of gender in the first half of the 20th century
Data from the Census of population gathered between 1911 and 1951 show how far women have come. While it was relatively rare for women to be doing paid work outside the home in the early part of the 20th century, newly digitized census data from this time shows that there were some women who were in non-traditional occupations such as blacksmiths and carpenters.
16% — The percentage of women involved in the paid labour market in 1931.
Before 1947 — If a women with Canadian citizenship married a non-Canadian or non-British empire citizen – she lost her Canadian citizenship. Source: “The Census and the evolution of gender roles in early 20th century Canada,” Canadian Social Trends.
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Women and education
23% — The proportion of women aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2006.
61% — The percentage of university graduates that were women in 2007. Source: “Social fact sheet,” Canadian Social Trends. |
