Royal Commission on the Status of Women

The Royal Commission on the Status of Women was a Canadian Royal Commission that examined the status of women and recommended steps that might be taken by the federal government to ensure equal opportunities with men and women in all aspects of Canadian society. The Commission commenced on 16 February 1967 as an initiative of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson. Public sessions were conducted the following year to accept public comment for the Commission to consider as it formulated its recommendations. Florence Bird was the Commission's chair.

Results

The Commission discovered that:

In 1970 a report came out with 167 recommendations to ensure that men and women had equal opportunities. Some recommendations were:

As a result, the Commission helped establish an agenda of reform for women's-rights groups in the 1970s.

Commissioners

The Commissioners appointed were:

See also

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