CHC2D1 - Were the 1970s a turning point for the women's movement? Abbi, Aspen, Jesse

By R. Nellis

  • Prime Minister Lester Pearson, commision travelled Canada to inquire and report the status of women in Canada, in order to ensure women have equal opportunities with men in all aspects of Canada.

  • (September)-The Royal commision reported observations about the status of women in Canada under topics of the economy, education, family, child care, poverty, immigration, and law.

  • Established a federal Cabinet on the status of women

  • Immigrants to Canada

    An equal number of male and female immigrants are now being accepted into Canada.

  • Women Jurors

    Quebec now allows women jurors.

  • Established an Office of Equal Opportunity in the Public Service Commission

  • Black Woman in Legislature

    Rosmary Brown is the first black woman to be elected to a legislature.

  • Established an Advisory Council for the status of women

  • University President

    Pauline Jewett becomes first female of a co-educational university.

  • Rape Crisis Centre

    Canada's first rape crisis centres open in Toronto and Vancouver.

  • Pauline McGibbons was appointed lieutenant governor of Ontario

    first women to represent the British Monarch

  • RCMP Women

    First woman RCMP officer hired.

  • Grace Hartman was elected president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees

    first woman to head a national union

  • Passed maternity leave legislation

  • Pregnancy Descrimination Act

    Now illegal for regulated inmdustries to fire women for being pregnant.

  • Introduced a child tax credit

  • Judy Erola became the first female Cabinet minister for the status of women

  • Indian Status

    First nations women no longer will lose their indian status when marrying a non-first nations man.