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Women’s wages shouldn’t come at a discount, but the gender pay gap in Canada hasn’t improved in decades. In fact, for many women, it’s getting worse.

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Domestic violence at work resource centre

Domestic violence (DV) is a pattern of behaviour used by one person to gain power and control over another with whom they have or have had an intimate relationship. It can include physical, emotional, sexual, financial, psychological and/or spiritual abuse, as well as stalking or harassment. It exists in intimate relationships between people of any gender and may be between…
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Rise up! For gender justice 

International Women’s Day 2024  We are facing multiple crises all stacked on top of each other: Affordability, Care and Climate. And women are disproportionally impacted. They are the ones who bear most of the caring and household responsibilities and face impossible choices, every month, to make ends meet.  Workers, especially women, continue to see their wages falling behind while they…
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Our Work

Rising Up for women’s economic justice

March 8, 2026
This International Women’s Day, Canada’s unions are Rising Up to demand a worker-centred economic strategy…
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The Care Economy Is Canada’s Untapped Economic Superpower

March 6, 2026
Why Canada’s economic resilience depends on sustained investment in care By Siobhán Vipond, Executive Vice-President, Canadian Labour Congress and…
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Canada’s Unions Rise Up Against Gender-Based Violence

November 25, 2025
As we mark the beginning of the 16 Days of Action Against Gender-Based Violence, Canada’s…
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