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This year’s theme, Women at Work: Economic Growth Past, Present, and Future, highlights how women have been challenging systemic barriers throughout history, and their significant contributions to Canada’s economic growth. Over the past 40 years, women’s contributions to Canada’s economy have accounted for roughly 1/3 of the country’s economic growth! Despite these contributions, women across all sectors continue to face systematic barriers: gender-based biases, discrimination, sexual harassment, gender-based violence, and pay equity challenges. Throughout October, take time to learn about the influential women who have shaped Canada’s economy through our channels, and feel free to share stories of your own using the hashtag #WomensHistoryMonth. Let’s start the celebration with inspiring words from Minister Marci Ien. Read her statement here: https://ow.ly/beny50TA6Pm