Minister responsible for the Status of Women (Canada)

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The Minister responsible for the Status of Women (Canada) is a federal cabinet position overseeing government policies, programs, and initiatives aimed at advancing gender equality and improving the social, economic, and legal status of women in Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian federal cabinet position ⓘ
appointedBy Prime Minister of Canada ⓘ
category Canadian ministers ⓘ
Gender equality government bodies ⓘ
Women’s rights in Canada ⓘ
collaboratesWith civil society organizations ⓘ
international organizations on gender equality ⓘ
provincial and territorial governments in Canada ⓘ
constitutionalStatus non-constitutional office ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
goal advance gender equality in Canada ⓘ
eliminate systemic discrimination against women ⓘ
promote full participation of women in Canadian society ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver federal policies affecting women and girls in Canada ⓘ
jurisdiction Government of Canada ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
levelOfGovernment federal ⓘ
locatedIn Ottawa ⓘ
memberOf Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
officeType ministerial position ⓘ
oversees federal funding programs for women’s organizations ⓘ
public awareness campaigns on gender equality ⓘ
partOf Cabinet of Canada ⓘ
policyArea gender-based analysis of federal policies ⓘ
gender-based violence prevention ⓘ
human rights of women and girls ⓘ
women’s economic empowerment ⓘ
women’s leadership and political participation ⓘ
reportsTo Parliament of Canada ⓘ
Prime Minister of Canada ⓘ
responsibleFor Status of Women Canada ⓘ
federal gender equality policy ⓘ
initiatives to improve the economic status of women in Canada ⓘ
initiatives to improve the legal status of women in Canada ⓘ
initiatives to improve the social status of women in Canada ⓘ
monitoring progress on gender equality indicators in Canada ⓘ
programs to advance gender equality ⓘ
representing Canada’s position on women’s issues internationally ⓘ
scope national ⓘ
seat Ottawa ⓘ
sector gender equality ⓘ
women’s rights ⓘ
titleUsedIn federal government of Canada ⓘ
usesTool gender-based analysis plus (GBA+) in policy development ⓘ

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Barbara McDougall → positionHeld → Minister responsible for the Status of Women (Canada) ⓘ
Rona Ambrose → positionHeld → Minister responsible for the Status of Women (Canada) ⓘ