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Rebecca Bailey


The federal budget misses Canada’s biggest AI opportunity

With targeted investment, women could play a transformative role in shaping this next phase of Canada’s artificial intelligence-fuelled growth.

opinion | BY REBECCA BAILEY, SARAH HASHEM | November 26, 2025

WAGE isn’t in a funding crisis—it has a design flaw

Women and Gender Equality Canada’s latest funding forecast has sparked panic, but for all the wrong reasons. The gender equity sector must zoom out, stop reacting to fear, and push for a complete overhaul of how funding is structured.

opinion | BY REBECCA BAILEY, SARAH HASHEM | August 6, 2025

The missing ministers: Carney squanders an opportunity 

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to dim the focus on gender equality reflects a troubling trend that will erode Canada’s leadership in equal rights.

opinion | BY REBECCA BAILEY | March 17, 2025

The U.S. has rolled back DEI. Should Canada follow suit? 

Equal opportunity benefits everyone—not just those from traditionally marginalized groups, but businesses, communities, and society as a whole.

opinion | BY REBECCA BAILEY | January 27, 2025

Why top Liberal women are hesitant to run for leader

Women thinking of joining the leadership race face a glass cliff: the phenomenon where they’re likely to be promoted in times of crisis, and often scapegoated for failure.

opinion | BY REBECCA BAILEY | January 16, 2025

Fiscal update fails to address ‘the Great Breakup’ 

For the past two years, women at the director level are consistently leaving their jobs faster than they’re being promoted. 

opinion | BY REBECCA BAILEY | December 18, 2024