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International Women's Day

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  1. Approximately what percentage of Canadians live in urban areas?

    Answer: (c)
    Approximately 80% of Canadians — that's roughly 27 million of us — live in only 144 urban areas.  In fact, 1 in 3 Canadians lives in either Montreal, Toronto or Vancouver.

  2. How many communities are there in Canada?

    Answer: (b)
    There are 5,418 communities in Canada. With 80% of Canadians living in only 144 of those places, we have over 5,200 communities that are considered rural, remote or Northern.  These places are home to approximately three million Canadian women and girls.

  3. True of False:
    Canada’s theme for International Women’s Day 2012 relates to the theme for the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.

    Answer: True
    The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women's priority theme for 2012 is "The empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and current challenges."

  4. The number of women in rural, remote and Northern Canada with certificates, diplomas or degrees is:

    Answer: (a)
    Women in rural, remote and Northern communities are slightly more likely than men to have certificates, diplomas or degrees.

  5. What percentage of Canadian Aboriginal women live in rural, remote or Northern areas?

    Answer (a)
    Just under half of all Canadian women who report Aboriginal identity reside in rural and remote areas.

  6. True or False:
    Women in rural Canada experience greater seasonality in their work than rural men.

    Answer: False
    Seasonality for women and men in rural Canada is different, but overall men show considerably more employment seasonality. During the summer months, employment for males peaks while employment for women dips.

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2012-02-24