International Women's Day Trivia

Herstory

100

This year Canadian women are given the right to vote in federal elections

1918

Note: Indigenous and Asian women were not included

200

This year the Federal Drug Administration approved oral contraceptive pills

1960

300

This year women in Canada are given the right to be the sole signer on a bank account

1964

400

This year Emma Baker became the first woman to receive a PhD from a Canadian University

1903

Note: she received it from UofT in psychology

500

This year Dr. Emily Stowe became the first female physician to practice in Canada

1867

Girl Math

100

According to Statistics Canada, in 2022 women working part and full-time make ___ cents for every dollar men make. 

89

200

According to the World Health Organization, 1 in this many women globally experience sexual or physical assault in their lifetime

1 in 3 women globally experience sexual or physical assault in their lifetime

300

Around this many menstrual products are used in a woman’s lifetime

11,000

400

According to Pew Research, this percentage of US women aged 25-34 have a bachelor’s degree

47%.

Note: only 37% of US men ages 25-34 have a bachelor’s degree

500

According to Statistics Canada, less than this percentage of all senior management and legislative positions in Canada are held by women

29%

Women Inventors

100

This female inventor discovered the double helix structure in DNA alongside James Watson and Francis Circ

Rosalind Franklin

200

This female inventor worked at Harvard University to create Mark I, an early prototype of the electronic computer, and coined the term “bug”

Grace Hopper

300

This female inventor accidentally created Kevlar

Stephanie Kwolek

400

This female theoretical physicist conducted research on subatomic particles that helped with the invention of the portable fax and fibre-optic cables

Dr. Shirley Jackson

500

This Austrian and American Actress is known for her invention of frequency hopping which was later used in military technologies, GPS and Wi-Fi

Hedy Lamarr

Activism

100

This Swedish activist gained global attention in 2018 for pressuring the Swedish government to address climate change issues

Greta Thunberg

200

This Pakistani activist is the youngest Nobel Prize laureate and is known for her activism in female education 

Malala Yousafzai

300

This American lawyer and Supreme Court Justice was known for her activism for gender equality and women’s rights

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

400

This women’s right activist is known for her pivotal role in the US women’s suffrage movement

Susan B. Anthony

500

This US first lady is known for using her platform to advocate for human and civil rights and chaired the UN’s Human Rights Commission

Eleanor Roosevelt

Intersectionality

100

This year Indigenous women in Canada got the right to vote in federal elections

1960

Note: Asian Women (and men) were not given the right to vote federally until 1948

200

According to the World Health Organization, this percentage of women aged 15-49 in the least developed countries have experienced intimate partner violence

37%

Note: In some places it is as high as 51%

300

According to Statistics Canada, this percentage of all Canadian senior leadership positions are held by women with disabilities

0.3%

400

This female activist is known as a prominent figure in the gay rights movement and advocated for LGBTQ+ youth as well as those with HIV and AIDs

Marsha P. Johnson

500

This Black female inventor is known for her creation of a detailed geodetic model of the earth which became the foundation of GPS

Dr. Gladys West