A Timeline of Firsts for Women in Statistics in Canada

Statistical sciences have seen enormous opportunity and growth over recent past decades. The evolution of statistical tools are not the only change. The numbers graduating with undergraduate degrees in mathematics and statistics has more than doubled in Canada since 2009, and the profession of Assistant Professors now celebrates a nearly even female-male gender split when pooled across all departments and Canadian universities. The latter is a big change from 1970/1971, the first year with data, when women accounted for barely 10% of Assistant Professors. Substantial change over time gives rise to questions about what has happened over the past decades. The poster overlaying timelines of major accolades by women in statistics in Canada with a brief history of the professional soceities and federal legislative changes.