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Women

The Employment Equity Act includes women as a designated group because they have faced—and continue to face—barriers to employment.

The following links provide recent statistics on women, highlights from the Employment Equity Act Annual Report and additional resources related to the employment of women.

• Employment Equity Act: Annual Report 2008, Chapter 1: Women
• Fact Sheet on Members of Designated Groups – 2006 Census
• Workplace Equity – Resources for Women

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Date Modified:

2012-02-15