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Women Today: Equity Gaps and G Country

women today: This year, International Women's Day happens to be the day on which Parliament has an opportunity to pass Bill S-201 and, in so doing, enhance the health and well-being of countless women across Canada, according to Huffington Post Canada. A molecular model of breast cancer type 1 susceptibility BRCA1 protein. It is also an opportunity to address continuing equity gaps and other challenges facing women today. Photo Alfred Pasieka/Science Photo Library via Getty Images S-201 would institute a federal ban on genetic discrimination. Canada lags behind in this regard as the only G7 country without specific protections against genetic discrimination. Today, there is no law preventing anyone in Canada, including employers or insurance providers, from demanding genetic test results or discriminating based on genetic information. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.