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title: "October is Women’s History Month"
type: "article"
space: "MyNews"
author: "Stephanie Conte"
created: 2022-10-18T12:27:24Z
updated: 2022-10-18T12:28:01Z
tags: ["student-news"]
url: "https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/112/mynews/articles/student-news/7730/october-is-women-s-history-month"
---

# October is Women’s History Month

This year marks the 30^th^ anniversary of Women’s History Month in Canada.

Celebrate this important milestone by learning how women obtained the right to vote \( [Women's Vote Exhibit.pdf](https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/112/mynews/files/7729/women-s-vote-exhibit-pdf "Women's Vote Exhibit.pdf") \) in Canada, which began in 1918.

Women have made a lot of progress since 1918, however issues like equal pay, representation and gender-based violence continue to be obstacles that women and gender-diverse people face. While there is still work to be done, there is also much to celebrate amongst the innumerable accomplishments of women across the country and around the world.