Statistical data

The 25^th anniversary of this publication includes chapters on immigrant women, women in a visible minority, Aboriginal women, senior women, and women with participation and activity limitations. The first edition was published in 1985, the year of the United Nations Third World Conference on Women in Nairobi. The report from the Conference noted that a ‘lack of reliable data prevents the assessment of relative improvements in women's status in the various sectors’, and urged ‘[f]urther investment in evolving adequate gender-specific data’.Women in Canada’s scope and purpose outlined in 1985 responded to that call, and continues today, intending to aid the continuing discussion and evaluation of the changing roles and social characteristics of Canadian women as well as contribute to the development of policies concerning the status of women in Canada.

Examines how, unlike several other diseases, breast cancer in developed countries is higher among women in higher income groups. They conclude that this association with income “may be partly related to differences in parity and screening mammography, but other factors remain to be identified.” 

Examines potential years of life lost at ages 25 to 74 by cause of death among Métis and non-Status Indians, compared with non-Aboriginal adults, and assesses the influence of socio-economic factors on disparities in premature mortality. Contains data for Aboriginal women that is separate from data for men.

Presents estimates of potential years of life lost at ages 25 to 74 for Status Indians living on or off reserve, identifies the causes of death for which disparities between Status Indians and non-Aboriginal Canadians were greatest, and examines the effects of socio-economic factors on those differences. Contains data for Aboriginal women that is separate from data for men.

Provides statistical data on: prevalence and severity of violence against women, impact on women, risk factors associated, institutional and community-based responses, and victims' use of services.

Explores the factors associated with rural-urban differences in female employment rates.

Analyses rural-urban differences in the patterns of employment of women and men.

Presents general information on HIV/AIDS statistics among women in Canada.

Examines the impact of HIV and AIDS on women, particularly in Africa.

Examines patterns of HIV/AIDS-related hospitalizations in Canada (1994/5 to 2004/5), including age, gender and reasons for hospitalization.