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This week, the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women is undertaking a fifteen-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Ongoing national and regional review processes have been feeding into the global review process.
Below are documents on Canada's progress, including reports from the government of Canada, civil society, and media articles about Canada's state.
Government of Canada
Government of Canada's response to the questionnaire on implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (See pg 8 for information on child care)
Civil society reponse
Reality check: Women in Canada and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action fifteen years on: A Canadian civil society response (See pp. 1 and 6 for information about child care)
Labour, women's groups will tell UN Canada is lagging Canadian Labour Congress press release, 22 Feb 10
Media reports
Women's push for equality in Canada stalled or regressing: report
Canadian Press, 21 Feb 10
Canadian women's rights in decline, report says
Toronto Star, 23 Feb 10
Zerbisias: Canada's standing nosedives in annual gender gap ranking
Toronto Star, 24 Feb 10