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Only nine of Canada’s 75 largest police services have enough women officers to break up the 'boys’ club,' analysis shows

Policing is “still a tough culture to be in as a woman”

Carly PenroseApurva Bhat
Carly Penrose, Apurva Bhat

12 Feb 2025 • 6 min read

A close up of the word POLICE is seen on the door of a cruiser.
Just 12 per cent of Canada's biggest police services employ enough women to change the culture, according to a new analysis by the IJF's reporting partner, the Local News Data Hub. (Photo via Pexels)

Carly Penrose
Carly Penrose

Carly is a Toronto-based journalist. She holds a master of journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University. Her work has appeared in the National Post, This Magazine and The Canadian Press.

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