The National Post weekend edition devoted its entire “A” Section to women issues. Throughout the pages were scattered tidbits of statistics, which we collected here for your pleasure. When Islamic Shariah Law is imposed in Canada these statistics will, of course, change drastically.

9.4% of women age 40+ give birth.

Canadian life expectancy is 82 for women and 77 for men.

Women 18+ watch 25.6 hours of TV per week; men watch 20.9 hours.

90% of women did housework in 2005 compared to 69% of men (can we conclude that 10% of women and 31% of men live like pigs?)

24% of women spent 10 hours or more online per week.

82% of women say they don’t check in with the office while on vacation.

58% of women age 15+ are in the workforce.

48% of Canadian girls are actively involved in sport.

Women become sexually active at the age of 17.2, men at the age of 17.5.

54% of women picked “faithful partner” as one of the three most important things they want in a man.

80% of women said they like to do home improvements.

60.3% of adults 20-24 live with their parents.

7% of Canadian women did not want to have children (in 2001) compared to 8% of men.

54% of women aged 25-29 are either married or in common -law relationships.

24% of Canadian trappers are women.

 Women have an average of 6.9 sexual partners (presumably over a lifetime).

29% of women would like more frequent sex.

41% of women and 55% of men told a date they loved them because they hoped it would lead to sex (wow! 50 years ago these numbers would most likely have been 1% and 99%).

71% of women have bought sexy lingerie or sex toys because they thought it would lead to sex.

22% of of women and 25% of men had cyber-affairs.

72% of women and 64% of men wish there was more romance in their lives.

69% of women and 73% of men think they must find true love.

73% of women and 70% of men believe television, movies and books set impossible standards for romance.

33% of women and 50% of men used the Internet to either start or finish a relationship.

63% of women and 47% of men would not forgive their partner for cyber-sex with a third party.

52% of adventure travelers in 2006 were women.

58% of women and 34% of men aged 25-44 with children under the age of 5 would like more time alone.

In 2005 women spent 209 minute per working day with family, compared 248 in 1986.

43% of women and 15% of men suffered a substantial drop in household income following a breakup.

65% of women with children under the age of 3 were employed in 2004, more than double the percentage in 1976.

52% of women and 71% of men who have children and work long hours indicated satisfaction with their work-life balance.

5.4% of top earners in 2006 were women, compared to 3.9% in 2002 (it would be interesting to analyze the lag time between achieving female dominance in MBA schools and women swamping the corner offices).

Women’s income drops 15% after the death of a spouce, compared to a 5.8% increase for men.

34% of women and 21% of men age 25 to 29 hold university degrees (women will have to marry down).

54% of couples under the age of 35 had the same level of education in 2001, compared to 42% in 1971.

Women with a university degree earn $2.73 for each dollars earned by those without a degree.

26% of Canadian households are single person.

8.7% of Canadian households have 5 or more persons.

25% of Canadians would like to spend more time alone.

The average first marriage is at age of 28.5 for women and 30.6 for men.

17% of Canadians reported attending church at least once a week, compared to 36% of Americans (that is why the USA will have to fight the Islamofascists alone).

Women spend an average of 4.8 per day on unpaid work.

70% of women with children aged 3-5 worked for pay in 2004, compared to 37% in 1976.

76.8% of youngsters over 15 drank alcohol in the past year; 32.8% drank at least once a week.

12% of bouncers in Britain are women.

40% of male nightclub patrons, age 18-50, had a serious relationship with a woman they met in a nightclub or bar.

Of a list of 267 reasons for having had sex the number 50 ranked is “I was drunk”.

34.6% of Canadian married couples have children under the age of 24.

Canadian women give birth for the first time at the average age of 29.7.