Women have a long history of active involvement in all aspects of Canadian life.
In 1918, after a long struggle, they won the universal right to vote in federal elections. There have been remarkable changes to society and to the lives of Canadian women since then. In 1929, less than 4 percent of women worked outside the home. Women are marrying later and having fewer children, and more women are living alone. The majority of families with children have dual earners now, about 22 percent have one parent at home, and 19 percent are headed by lone-parents.