Canadians, especially women, say gender equality not achieved in Canada: poll

A new poll suggests most Canadians believe there’s still a long way to go to achieve gender equality in this country.

In a new poll, 63 per cent of respondents said equality between men and women has not been achieved.

A majority said equality has definitely or “to some extent” been achieved at home, in social settings, in the media, at work, in sciences and in politics, while just 44 per cent said the same of sports.

However, male respondents were far more likely than women, by as much as 20 percentage points, to say equality has been achieved in those areas.

The online poll was conducted by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies. It included 1,532 adult Canadians and was conducted Feb. 26 to 28.