This annual study provides a snapshot of the gaps in men and women’s access to economic security, personal security, education, health, and positions of leadership in Canada’s largest 25 metropolitan areas. It measures these gaps in a given community in order to capture inequalities that can be attributed, at least in part, to discrimination based on gender; it also serves as a reminder that, with the right choices and policies, these gaps can be closed. According to this year's ranking, Victoria is the best city to be a woman (for the third year in a row), while big gaps in employment and high poverty rates for women put Windsor in last place (for the second year in a row).

This year's report highlights the work that communities and organizations across Canada are doing to help close the gender gap. For more information on these projects, please follow the links below.

The Feminist Working Hub: St. John's, Newfoundland

Sandy Cove Women’s March: Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia

Groupe Femmes, Politique et Démocratie: Québec City, Québec

Le Collectif Sherbrooke Féministe: Sherbrooke, Québec

Studio XX: Montréal, Québec

Dé Parité: Gatineau, Québec

Daughters of the Vote: Ottawa, Ontario

Women’s Multicultural Resource and Counselling Centre of Durham: Oshawa, Ontario

Women Win Toronto: Toronto, Ontario

Niagara Leadership Summit for Women: St. Catherines-Niagara, Ontario

Women's Events Committee: London, Ontario

Her Windsor: Windsor, Ontario

The Women & Children’s Shelter of Barrie: Barrie, Ontario

The Child Care Coalition of Manitoba: Winnipeg, Manitoba

TransSask: Regina, Saskatchewan

Nasty Women’s Press: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Ask Her: Calgary, Alberta

Women’s Advocacy Voice of Edmonton: Edmonton, Alberta

The Central Okanagan Women’s Resource and Education Foundation: Kelowna, British Columbia

Valley Women’s Network: Abbotsford-Mission, British Columbia

Women Transforming Cities: Vancouver, British Columbia

Victoria Sexual Assault Centre: Victoria, British Columbia