Gender Equity

The Bechdel Test is a set of three simple questions to determine if women are well-represented in a movie. This site states the question and keeps a tally of movies that have passed or failed the test.

A 2018 report from Statistics Canada that examines women’s economic well-being in comparison with men’s well-being in Canada and explores how it has evolved over the past 40 years.

Welcome to the Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics (GDIS) Hub, Statistics Canada's primary platform for all gender, diversity and inclusion related data. The Hub enables data users to more easily find disaggregated and intersectional data, analytical products and insights.

A 2017 report from Statistics Canada on focused on the work lives and pay of women in Canada.

Based on the Bechdel Test, the Aila Test asks three questions (that are more basic that the Bechdel test) to determine how Indigenous women are represented in a movie.

The Global Gender Gap Index, from the World Economic Forum, annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment).

This report analyses developments and policies for gender equality, such as gender mainstreaming and budgeting and systems to address gender-based violence. It extends the perspective on gender equality to include foreign direct investment, nuclear energy, and transport.

The SIGI 2023 Global Report provides a global outlook of discriminatory social institutions, the fundamental causes of gender inequality. It reveals how formal and informal laws, social norms and practices limit women’s and girls’ rights and opportunities in all aspects of their lives.