Canadian women received 58% of degrees, diplomas and certificates between 1999 and 2003.
Compared to some other countries, women in Canada have had ample access to educational opportunities. By 1871, free provincial public schools were established, and the number of girls enrolled in these schools equaled that of boys.
Education was linked to employment, so that educated women would be hired by middle-class families as governesses and tutors to give lessons to their children at home.
Between 1999 and 2003, 58% of degrees, diplomas and certificates handed out in Canada were to women. Today, women generally have higher representation in educational institutions than men. Relatedly, a majority of professional and scientific occupations are manned by women today.
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