Gender Equality Policy
Why the federal budget should focus on gender equality
expanding to both equally would require 5 billion initial and annually
in the developing world, there is a going to be high access to reproductive and maternal healthcare and schooling
different tax and spending measures affect men and woman differently
goal is to identify and reduce inequalities in the public
most of the new government budget choices benefit men
income tax doesn't reach 38% of woman as they don't make enough money to be taxed
higher proportion of woman are in the labour force in Canada than in the US
woman participate rates have plateaued recently and the feds want to boost it again
most people cannot afford it
Korea, Australia, Finland and Japan have developed advanced gender budget approaches
in child care, payback is immediate
100$ of subsidy for child care paid out by the Quebec government
Canadians spend more than 7 billion on coping with violence against woman
Canadians spend more than 7 billion on coping with violence against woman
Sweden is the most gender inclusive country as gender inequality is seen as unacceptable
a bigger economy is just one benefit, safer, smarter communities are another
the political party who is in power often has precedence on which federal policy to implement
by 2020 there is almost 1 percent of GDP between the revenues of 24 billion dollars
measures benefit all Canadians, not only the men
as the 10 largest economy in the world, gender equality is achievable. march 22 Canadas first feminist government will likely pot fir processes over substance
by the 21 century men and woman should be equals
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