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A timeline of women in Canada's history

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English: A timeline of women in Canada's history

1867: Dr. Emily Stowe, the first woman physician to practise in Canada In 2021, 1 in 2 general practitioners and family physicians in Canada were women. 1903: Emma Baker, the first woman to receive a Ph.D. from a Canadian university In 2021, 113,870 women in Canada had a doctorate, representing about 2 in 5 people with a doctorate. Of these women, 44.8% were immigrants. 1921: Agnes Macphail, the first woman elected to the House of Commons Jean Augustine, the first Black Canadian woman, was elected in 1993

In 2023, there were 103 elected women members of Parliament, accounting for 30.6% of all MPs. 1954: Elsie Knott, the first woman elected Chief of a First Nation community In 2019, almost 1 in 5 Chiefs of First Nation communities were women. 1960: All women in Canada have the right to vote In 2020, 81.1% of racialized women and 88.1% of non-racialized women aged 18 and older in Canada reported voting in the previous federal election. 2001: The Bilson Task Force on pay equity is appointed From 2001 to 2023, the gender wage gap in average hourly wages among employees aged 25 to 54 narrowed from 19% to 13%. 2015: First gender-balanced Cabinet in Canadian history In 2023, almost half of ministers appointed to federal Cabinet were women. 2023: Women’s labour force participation rate reaches 85.5%

Women play a key role in the Canadian economy as workers, entrepreneurs and unpaid caregivers. In 2023, 85.5% of women aged 25 to 54 participated in the labour force.
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