By the Numbers: Women in Canada

 

Women and girls live in Canada

 

Women and girls were born outside of Canada

 

Women were employed in 2009

 

Percentage of women with children under the age of 16 living at home who were employed in 2009, nearly twice the rate recorded in 1976

 

Percentage of women who have completed post-secondary education, compared to 64.5% of men

 

Percentage of women 15 and over who have graduated high school, compared to 67.7% of men

 

Women's labour force participation rate, compared to 71.5 percent of men

 

Women's employment rate, compared to 65.4 percent of men

 

Percentage of women working in rural and remote areas

 

Percentage of women in the Canadian retail trade labour force. Only 8.9% of Chief Executive Officers in the retail industry are female

 

Number of top 1000 public companies run by female CEOs as of 2010

 

Percentage of women in Parliament (House of Commons)

 

Percentage of female mayors

 

Percentage of female legislators, senior officials, and managers

 

Percentage of females in professional and technical positions

 

Percentage of the average annual earnings ($30,100) that women earn of the $46,900 that men typically earn. The gender pay gap in Canada is among the worst in the OECD nations. On average, Canadian men are paid 20 percent more than their female counterparts

 

Percentage of women’s average hourly earnings compared to wages for men

 

Percentage of women living with low income after tax

 

Percentage of women working in unionized jobs, slightly higher than men (30.3%). Unionization density is greater among women aged 55 and over (35%)

 

Percentage of total registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) contributions made by women in 2008

 

The average life expectancy of a baby girl born in 2006

 

A woman with Canadian citizenship who married a non-Canadian or non-British Empire citizen lost her Canadian citizenship

 

Percentage of global spending that women control. By 2014, the World Bank predicts the global income of women will grow by more than $5 trillion

Sources: Statistics Canada study - Women in Canada, 2010; Catalyst; World Bank; Globe and Mail