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 Equality First: The Royal Commission on the Status of Women |
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The Royal Commission on the Status of Women, called by Prime Minister Pearson in February 1967, held the notion of equal opportunity as its precept. Chaired by journalist Florence Bird, the panel was criticized both for exceeding traditional boundaries and also for hedging on the conservative. But the great undercurrent born of the Bird Commission was a renunciation against inequality. |
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 Two weeks before the Royal Commission is officially set in motion, Prime Minister Pearson and chairperson Florence Bird discuss their goals. (TV; runs 2:10) |
 The Bird Commission has been in full swing for just over one year now and the subject of what women want is regarded with equal measures of derision and passion. (TV; runs 5:03) |
 The Montreal YWCA offers training for women seeking to widen their horizons with second careers. (Radio; runs 4:42) |
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 A woman's right to choose is key among the arguments the Bird Commission hears as it rolls through Quebec City and Montreal. (Radio; runs 1:31) |
 At the Commission hearing in Regina, an impassioned speech on the status of aboriginal women unexpectedly moves the crowd to tears. (Radio; runs 6:50) |
 Three representatives from the Farm Women's Union of Alberta talk to reporter Ed Reid about discrimination against farm women. (Radio; runs 5:24) |
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 It's 488 pages long and contains 167 recommendations — the Bird Commission's final report is at last issued and is being reviewed. (Radio; runs 6:24) |
 Ten years have passed since the Bird Commission released its final report. Some recommendations have succeeded while others remain unresolved. (TV; runs 4:21) |
 On International Women's Day 30 years after the Bird Commission's final report, CBC Radio's This Morning's Ralph Benmergui hosts a panel to evaluate progress and change. (Radio; runs 6:24) |
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