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As jobs became cleaner, safer, and less physically arduous, fewer women were seen on the docks. [iStockphoto]

Gender equality has made enormous strides over the past century.

In Canada today, women participate in the labour market at much higher rates than they used to - there are almost 3.5 times more women working now than there were in the 1950s.

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