October is Women’s History Month in Canada, a time to celebrate the women and girls from our past, and our present, who are contributing to a better, more inclusive Canada.
In 1992, the Government of Canada designated October as Women’s History Month, marking the beginning of an annual celebration of the outstanding achievements of women and girls throughout Canada’s history.
This year’s theme, Women at Work: Economic Growth Past, Present and Future, highlights the significant contributions women have made to the workforce throughout history, and the critical role they continue to play in driving economic innovation and progress that has benefited Canada as a whole.
Let’s continue to honour women who have led by example and inspired other women and girls to realize their full potential by pursuing careers across all industries including those in non-traditional fields.
Women in Canadian History: A Timeline
From Jeanne Mance, founder of Canada’s first hospital (1645), to 2022: The endorsement of the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence - a significant step towards gender equality in 2022 and so much in between. Read about it at www.canada.ca/
(Canadian) Women in STEM
Pathologists, neuroscientists, chemists, mathematicians, engineers astronauts, nobel prize winners, . . . and some amazing teachers in schools and universities whose names you may never know womeninstem.ingeniumcanada.org/timeline/ and science.gc.ca/site/science/en/blogs/canadian-women-stem/older-blog-posts are just two sources of inspiring stories about Women in STEMover the yeas and close to home.