Articles Flashcards
What barriers do trans and non-binary Canadians still face in Canada?
- under employment
- issues having their healthcare needs met
- fear harassment that lead to avoidance of many public areas
What percentage of trans and non-binary people avoid going to the emergency room?
12%
How many trans and non-binary persons said that they were a psychiatric survivor?
43%
How many trans and non-binary persons considered suicide in the past year?
1/3
The climate crisis threatens the chances of gender equality in which countries?
- the ones most vulnerable to global heating
The 14 countries most at risk from the effects of the climate crisis are also those where women and girls are more likely to what?
- die in childbirth
- marry early
- experience gender based violence
- displaced by disaster
Disasters such as floods and cyclones disproportionality affect women by doing what?
disrupting sexual and reproductive health
South Sudan has what?
- Highest maternal mortality rate and is among the countries most affected by global heating
As well as decreasing women’s access to medical care, disasters can what?
- exacerbate gender-based violence
international migration reduces the effects of distance and result in rapid links between what?
epidemiological disparities
Some migrant populations have health needs that reflect their place of origins and experiences that what?
differ from Canadian born patients
today, abortion access across Canada is still what
unequal and uneven
Laws put in place by Pierre Trudeau made it harder not easier for women to access what?
Abortions
How much money did the Canadian federal government set aside for sport for social development programs in Indigenous communities?
- 50 million, 9.5 million per year
how many of the 94 calls to action from the truth and reconciliation commission of Canada relate to sports
5
