Women’s Issues

IWD 2021 - Transito Amaguana- Ecuador

Although IWD is celebrated on March 8th, there are so many women whose work has improved numerous lives throughout the world, some of who are our very own, within the IAM. Throughout the month of March we will feature women from different parts of the world and historical eras to remind us that the women’s movement indeed has deep and long roots. Follow us as we learn together about women

IWD 2021 - Sojourner Truth- United States of America

Although IWD is celebrated on March 8th, there are so many women whose work has improved numerous lives throughout the world, some of who are our very own, within the IAM. Throughout the month of March we will feature women from different parts of the world and historical eras to remind us that the women’s movement indeed has deep and long roots. Follow us as we learn together about women

IWD 2021 - Tang Qunying- China

Although IWD is celebrated on March 8th, there are so many women whose work has improved numerous lives throughout the world, some of who are our very own, within the IAM. Throughout the month of March we will feature women from different parts of the world and historical eras to remind us that the women’s movement indeed has deep and long roots. Follow us as we learn together about women

IWD 2021 - Mary Brooksbank - Scotland

Although IWD is celebrated on March 8th, there are so many women whose work has improved numerous lives throughout the world, some of who are our very own, within the IAM. Throughout the month of March we will feature women from different parts of the world and historical eras to remind us that the women’s movement indeed has deep and long roots. Follow us as we learn together about women

IWD 2021 - Kanno Sugako- Japan

Although IWD is celebrated on March 8th, there are so many women whose work has improved numerous lives throughout the world, some of who are our very own, within the IAM. Throughout the month of March we will feature women from different parts of the world and historical eras to remind us that the women’s movement indeed has deep and long roots. Follow us as we learn together about women

IWD 2021 - Juana Belén Gutiérrez Chavez (later de Mendoza) – Mexico

Although IWD is celebrated on March 8th, there are so many women whose work has improved numerous lives throughout the world, some of who are our very own, within the IAM. Throughout the month of March we will feature women from different parts of the world and historical eras to remind us that the women’s movement indeed has deep and long roots. Follow us as we learn together about women

IWD 2021 - Wangari Mathai, Kenya

Although IWD is celebrated on March 8th, there are so many women whose work has improved numerous lives throughout the world, some of who are our very own, within the IAM. Throughout the month of March we will feature women from different parts of the world and historical eras to remind us that the women’s movement indeed has deep and long roots. Follow us as we learn together about women

Women and COVID - Marie Clarke Walker

Women make 32 percent less than men;
Racialized women make 40 percent less than white men born in Canada;
For Indigenous women, the gap is 45 percent;
For immigrant women, it’s 55 percent; and
For women with a disability, it’s 56 percent.

IWD 2021 - Rose Omamo, Kenya

Although IWD is celebrated on March 8th, there are so many women whose work has improved numerous lives throughout the world, some of who are our very own, within the IAM. Throughout the month of March we will feature women from different parts of the world and historical eras to remind us that the women’s movement indeed has deep and long roots. Follow us as we learn together about women

Letter from Marie Clarke Walker, CLC Secretary-Treasurer

To:      Members of the CLC Canadian Council, Federations of Labour, Labour Councils and CLC Staff Greetings, Please find below materials for International Women’s Day (IWD) focused on our theme #WeAreTheRecovery. We know the COVID-19 pandemic has set gender equality back decades. Our objective is to raise awareness about the biggest challenges facing women in Canada, and to put pressure on decision makers to put women’s economic justice at the centre