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From YouTube: MARCH 8 2022 Statements Stephanie Cadieux
Description
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
First,
member
for
city
south-
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
I'm
proud
to
be
here
today
with
my
colleagues
to
celebrate
international
women's
day.
It's
an
important
day
to
reflect
and
celebrate
the
social,
economic,
cultural
and
political
achievements
of
women
across
the
globe.
A
As
a
woman
in
politics,
I
am
continuously
reminded
of
the
incredible
women
who
paved
the
way
and
opened
the
doors
for
those
of
us
who
are
currently
here
today.
The
progress
we've
made
towards
gender
equality
would
not
have
been
possible
without
the
tireless
activism,
by
women
in
this
province
and
around
the
world.
A
The
first
international
women's
day
took
place
in
1911,
where
more
than
a
million
people
in
europe
gathered
to
advocate
for
women's
women's
right
to
vote
and
equal
pay
for
equal
work.
The
suffragette
movement
was
also
active
in
canada
and
led
to
female
citizens
gaining
the
right
to
vote
in
1917
for
provincial
elections,
1918
for
federal
elections.
This
movement,
however,
was
not
inclusive
of
indigenous
black
and
asian
women
who
continued
to
be
excluded.