Five things aimed at increasing gender equality in the 2018 budget
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Bill Morneau said gender equality would be an overarching theme of the 2018 federal budget, particularly when it comes to boosting the participation of women in the workplace.
That includes changes for paternity leave and plans for closing the gender wage gap in federally regulated workplaces, but here are some other measures aimed at advancing equality:
STATUS OF WOMEN CANADA
The Liberal government has been giving Status of Women Canada more and more things to do since coming to power with the promise to implement a feminist agenda, but the agency remained relatively strapped for cash. The budget, which makes it a full department, is changing that. The funding boost includes another $100 million over five years to expand a grants program for projects aimed at advancing gender equality and $1.8 million over two years to develop a strategy to engage men and boys with the issue.