Gender in Canada 234 indicators covering gender for Canada. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 100 2023 up 2.6% 1st Women Business and the Law Index 100 2023 up 2.6% 1st Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 78.4% 2025 up 6.5% 167th Share of female employment by economic sector 0.7% 2025 down 31.3% 167th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 12 2023 up 9.1% 142nd Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 24.3 2019 down 10.7% 192nd Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 19.9 2019 down 12.3% 193rd Total Fertility Rate 1.33 2022 down 18.4% 175th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 76.27 2023 up 16.0% 41st Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.72 years 2018 up 7.2% 34th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.74 years 2018 up 6.5% 34th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 50.0% 2025 up 62.3% 7th Women of reproductive age 8.87 million 2023 up 6.7% 43rd Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 92.4% 2026 unchanged 2nd Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 8.3% 2020 down 5.3% 148th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 104 2026 up 18.2% 29th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 30.3% 2026 up 16.4% 79th Share of women in ministerial positions 45.7% 2024 up 42.9% 15th Share of women in parliament 30.3% 2025 up 16.5% 75th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 48.92 2020 — 124th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 9.0% 2016 up 10.4% 138th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 12.1% 2016 up 5.1% 145th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 30.65 2024 up 22.2% 65th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.6 ratio 2026 up 3.4% 67th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 87.2% 2025 up 18.3% 130th Access to justice women row, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2022 — 42nd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 15.1% 2023 down 5.0% 181st Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 1,240 2023 up 92.3% 68th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 14.0% 2023 up 75.0% 196th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 15.1% 2023 down 5.0% 196th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 14.0% 2023 up 79.5% 195th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 14 2023 up 75.0% 183rd Gender Development Index 0.988 2022 up 0.6% 52nd Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 35.6% 2021 down 4.1% 76th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 72.0% 2022 up 50.0% 76th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 78.0% 2022 up 56.0% 51st Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1 2023 up 0.8% 89th Gender Inequality Index 0.069 2022 down 44.8% 145th Suicide Rate 9.44 2021 down 21.5% 60th Female migrants 52.4% 2020 up 0.6% 41st ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →