Every day, women in Alberta and across Canada perform work so foundational to our economy that the country barely notices it.

They raise children, care for aging parents, stabilize households, staff hospitals, run classrooms, manage offices, launch businesses and increasingly sustain sectors facing labour shortages. Much of this work is invisible, and its contribution remains politically undercounted and economically undervalued.

In Canada, we talk constantly about productivity, GDP growth and labour scarcity. In Alberta, we champion pipelines, critical minerals and infrastructure megaprojects. Those things matter.

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Yet, one of the largest economic forces is already here — women.

Over the past few decades, women’s increased labour force participation has been one of the biggest drivers of economic growth. In many households, women are now primary earners or co-equal contributors to family income. In sectors such as health care, education,........

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