No one is paying attention to Gender Equality Week
On June 21, 2018 Bill C-309 received Royal Assent. The bill, put forward by Liberal MP Sven Spengemann, assigns the fourth week in September each year as “Gender Equality Week.” […]
Month: June 2018
Focusing Canada’s Global Health Leadership on Women
Expectations are high for Canada as host of the global Women Deliver conference in 2019. It’s an opportunity for Canada to lead on women and girls’ health. In 2019, Canada […]
June 2018 Newsletter
G7 Charlevoix: High point for gender equality and girls’ education with linkages to health We were so pleased to meet with and hear from many of you last month at […]
Civil Society at the G7: Focus is Key
How can civil society build the most effective and fruitful relationship with the G7 processes, both now and for years to come? This was the question guiding the 2018 C7 Summit, hosted in Ottawa […]
On the Record: G7 2018 and Global Health
With an overarching theme of gender equality at G7 2018 meetings in Whistler, BC and Charlevoix, Quebec, the issues addressed in all recommendations, declarations and commitments were viewed through an […]
CanWaCH commends Canada’s leadership on historic investment in girls' education in crises
OTTAWA, June 9, 2018 – CanWaCH commends Canada for its leadership in advancing gender equality and the rights and wellbeing of women and girls at the G7. As a group […]
Making Gender Inequality History: G7 Gender Equality Council Releases Recommendations
On June 4, 2018, the Gender Equality Council for Canada’s G7 Presidency released a comprehensive set of recommendations in advance of the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Charlevoix, Quebec scheduled for June 6-8, 2018. […]
Whistler G7 Finance and Development Ministerial Highlights: Health and Gender Equality Commitments
A CanWaCH G7 Update From May 31 to June 2, 2018, G7 finance and development ministers met in Whistler, BC in advance of this week’s G7 Leaders’ Summit in Charlevoix, […]
