How much do you know about the Royal Commission on the Status of Women?

Complete the questions below by December 11, 2020 to have your entry included in the raffle for a prize.

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* 1. What year was the Order-in-Council that created the Royal Commission on the Status of Women proclaimed?

1967

1968

1966

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* 2. What was the date that the Report of the Commission was tabled in the House of Commons?

1969

1970

1971

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* 3. What was the Committee for the Equality of Women in Canada (CEW)?

A group of women’s organizations lobbying for a Royal Commission

A group working for pay equity

A parliamentary committee studying women’s issues

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* 4. Who was the head of the CEW?

Florence Bird

Laura Sabia

Monique Begin

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* 5. Who was the Chair of the Royal Commission on the Status of
Women?

Doris Ogilvie

Elsie MacGill

Florence Bird

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* 6. Who was the female cabinet minister in the Pearson government who pressed for the Royal Commission on the Status of Women?

Ellen Fairclough

Judy LaMarsh

Cairine Wilson

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* 7. How many women were appointed as Commissioners?

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* 8. Who was Anne Francis? (Select all that apply.)

Chair of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women

A Canadian actress

A journalist

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* 9. Who was the executive secretary of the Commission?

Monique Bégin

Lola Lange

Judy LaMarsh

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* 10. How many recommendations were there in the Report of the Royal Commission?

200

167

154

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* 11. How many special studies by outside experts were commissioned?

100

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* 12. The CEW brought together women’s organizations in 1972 to engage women in pressing for the implementation of the recommendations. What was this conference called?

Moving Forward

Strategy for Change

Strategy for Action

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* 13. The National Action Committee on the Status of Women was spawned from the Report and the ensuing social action. Who was its Founding President?

Laura Sabia

Monique Bégin

Judy LaMarsh

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* 14. In what year was the first Minister responsible for the Status of Women appointed?

1971

1972

1973

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* 15. In what year did Status of Women Canada became a departmental agency of the federal government?

1977

1976

1975

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* 16. What social issues was largely ignored by the Royal Commissions?

Indigenous women

Violence against women

Abortion

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* 17. Which recommendations were not implemented? (Select all that apply)

a national child care program

an affordable housing program

maternity leave

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* 18. In what year did the first official Women’s History Month take place?

1990

1992

1993

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* 19. Who was the first woman from Quebec elected to the House of Commons?

Pierrette Ringuette

Monique Bégin

Jeanne Sauvé

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* 20. Commissioner John Humphrey wrote a dissenting minority report. Why? (Select all that apply.)

He thought the Report was unfair to the married woman at home.

He thought that paid maternity leave would discriminate against childless women and non-working women.

He did not agree with increased funding for daycare or family allowances.

How much do you know about the Royal Commission on the Status of Women?

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* Contact Information

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* 1. What year was the Order-in-Council that created the Royal Commission on the Status of Women proclaimed?

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* 2. What was the date that the Report of the Commission was tabled in the House of Commons?

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* 3. What was the Committee for the Equality of Women in Canada (CEW)?

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* 4. Who was the head of the CEW?

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* 5. Who was the Chair of the Royal Commission on the Status ofWomen?

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* 6. Who was the female cabinet minister in the Pearson government who pressed for the Royal Commission on the Status of Women?

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* 7. How many women were appointed as Commissioners?

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* 8. Who was Anne Francis? (Select all that apply.)

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* 9. Who was the executive secretary of the Commission?

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* 10. How many recommendations were there in the Report of the Royal Commission?

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* 11. How many special studies by outside experts were commissioned?

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* 12. The CEW brought together women’s organizations in 1972 to engage women in pressing for the implementation of the recommendations. What was this conference called?

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* 13. The National Action Committee on the Status of Women was spawned from the Report and the ensuing social action. Who was its Founding President?

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* 14. In what year was the first Minister responsible for the Status of Women appointed?

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* 15. In what year did Status of Women Canada became a departmental agency of the federal government?

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* 16. What social issues was largely ignored by the Royal Commissions?

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* 17. Which recommendations were not implemented? (Select all that apply)

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* 18. In what year did the first official Women’s History Month take place?

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* 19. Who was the first woman from Quebec elected to the House of Commons?

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* 20. Commissioner John Humphrey wrote a dissenting minority report. Why? (Select all that apply.)

* 5. Who was the Chair of the Royal Commission on the Status of
Women?