总理在国际妇女节的致辞
总理在国际妇女节的致辞
《北美之声》创办人陈蓉编辑报道
2024 年 3 月 8 日
安大略省渥太华
加拿大总理贾斯汀· 特鲁多(Justin Trudeau)今天就国际妇女节发表了如下致辞:
"加拿大女性在塑造我们的国家变得更加美好方面取得了变革性的进步。今天,值此国际妇女节之际,我们庆祝全世界妇女和女童取得的非凡成就,并再次承诺建设一个更加公平、安全和包容的未来。
今年的主题是 ‘投资于女性,加快她们的进步’,它提醒我们,推进性别平等就是要建设更强大、更包容、更繁荣的社区。当妇女和女童得到有意义的支持和代表时,我们就能打破障碍,推动进步,为子孙后代创造更美好的未来。
这意味着让女性在工作中拥有更多选择,缩小性别工资差距,并重申我们对女性领导力的集体承诺--从公共办公室到公司董事会,再到大学校园。这就是为什么我们投资近 70 亿加元用于加拿大首个《女性创业战略》--帮助女性在她们选择的任何领域创业、扩大规模和飞跃发展。目前,半数以上的省份和地区提供每天 10 加元的托儿服务,其余省份和地区也在逐步推进,我们也看到了女性加入劳动力队伍的人数创下历史新高所带来的益处。
建立一个可负担、可获得和高质量的托儿系统对孩子、家庭和经济都有好处。
女性永远不应该在支付账单和保护健康之间做出选择。这就是为什么我们将与各省和地区合作,在我们的全国药物保险立法中提供普遍的避孕药具保险--确保女性能够对自己的生殖健康做出自己的决定。
作为我们解决全国原住民妇女、女童和 2SLGBTQI+ 人士失踪和遇害危机的承诺的一部分,我们正在加快实施 ‘联邦途径’(Federal Pathway),并为支持原住民妇女和女童以及其他边缘化群体的服务提供新的资金。
我们还在使我们的工作场所更具包容性,包括确保受联邦监管的员工在工作期间可以免费获得月经用品。通过最近推出的 Equi'Vision 工具,我们鼓励企业解决加拿大工作场所的薪酬差距和代表性不足问题。
加拿大仍然是在境外推进性别平等的倡导者。作为我们对全球健康和权利十年承诺的一部分,我们承诺从 2023-24 年开始,每年平均支出 7 亿加元,支持全球妇女和女童的全面性健康和生殖健康及权利。此外,加拿大即将出台的第三个《女性和平与安全国家行动计划》将推动女性全面、平等、有意义地参与国内外的和平与安全工作。这包括我们通过加拿大领导的 ‘女性参与和平行动埃尔西倡议’(Elsie Initiative for Women in Peace
Operations)正在开展的工作,以确保女性能够更多地参与联合国和平行动。
随着女性权利受到攻击,我们需要做更多的工作,以增强女性的权能,并颂扬女性的声音,特别是不同女性的声音。
值此国际妇女节之际,让我们庆祝妇女和女童为我们的社区、我们的国家和我们的世界做出的不可磨灭的贡献。在实现性别平等和建设更美好未来的过程中,作为合作伙伴和盟友,我们都可以发挥作用。因为当妇女和女童取得成功时,我们大家都会取得成功。“
Statement by the Prime Minister on International Women’s Day
March 8, 2024
Ottawa, Ontario
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on
International Women’s Day:
“Women in Canada have made transformative progress in shaping our country for
the better. Today, on International Women’s Day, we celebrate the remarkable
achievements of women and girls around the world and recommit ourselves to
building a fairer, safer, and more inclusive future.
“This year’s theme, ‘Invest in women: Accelerate progress’, reminds us that
advancing gender equality is about building stronger, more inclusive, and
prosperous communities. When women and girls are meaningfully supported and
represented, we break barriers, spur progress, and shape a better future for
generations to come.
“That means giving women more choices in the work force, closing the gender wage
gap, and reaffirming our collective commitment to women’s leadership – from
public offices to corporate boardrooms to university and college campuses. That is
why we have invested nearly $7 billion in Canada’s first Women Entrepreneurship
Strategy – helping women start up, scale up, and soar, in whatever field they
choose. With over half of provinces and territories now offering $10-a-day child
care and the rest well on their way, we are also seeing the benefits of record-high
levels of women’s participation in the workforce. Building an affordable, accessible,
and high-quality child care system is good for kids, good for families, and good for
the economy.
“Women should never have to choose between paying bills and protecting their
health. That’s why we will work with provinces and territories to provide universal
contraceptive coverage in our pharmacare legislation – ensuring women can make
their own decisions about their own reproductive health.
“As part of our commitment to address the national crisis of missing and murdered
Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people, we are accelerating the
implementation of the Federal Pathway and providing new funding for services that
support Indigenous women and girls, along with other marginalized groups.
“We are also making our workplaces more inclusive, including by ensuring federally
regulated employees can access menstrual products at no cost while on the job.
And through the recently launched Equi’Vision tool, we are encouraging businesses
to address pay gaps and underrepresentation in Canadian workplaces.
“Canada remains a champion for advancing gender equality beyond our borders.
As part of our ten-year commitment to global health and rights, we are committed
to spending an average of $700 million annually to support comprehensive sexual
and reproductive health and rights for women and girls around the globe, starting
in 2023-24. In addition, Canada’s upcoming third National Action Plan on Women,
Peace and Security will advance the full, equal, and meaningful participation of
women in peace and security efforts at home and abroad. This includes our
ongoing work through the Canada-led Elsie Initiative for Women in Peace
Operations to make sure women can participate even more in UN peace
operations.
“As women’s rights come under attack, we need to do even more to empower and
celebrate the voices of women, and especially diverse women.
“On this International Women’s Day, let’s celebrate the incredible contributions of
women and girls to our communities, our country, and our world. We all have a role
to play – as partners and allies – in achieving gender equality and building a better
future. Because when women and girls succeed, we all do.”