From 1960 to 1990 the women's movement in Canada played a significant role in history regarding the women's rights revolution. Even though there was a long road ahead, they managed to get the rights they deserved. Women fought for equal rights with men, but above all for their rights as a person. As women's rights have changed significantly since the 1960s, they have had to work hard for the rights they have today. Women across the nation have begun speaking out against gender inequality, divorce and abortion. This uprising coincided with the Women's Movement. Through the Royal Commission into the Status of Women they were able to gain equality rights and access to legal abortion through the Freedom Bill of Rights and to gain no-fault divorce through the Divorce Act 1986. Women had demonstrated the their importance in Canadian history through their struggles to obtain rights that guaranteed equality. In order to improve women's rights, the Royal Commission on the Status of Women, the Pay Equity Act and the Employment Equity Act were established. The Royal Commission on the Status of Women (RCSW) was called by Prime Minister Lester Bowles Pearson on 3 February 1967, to investigate and report on the status of women, and was launched immediately after an organization led by a coalition of thirty people. -two women, who protested for equal rights. Together, the thirty-two women's groups came together to form an alliance against the government. They threatened to “lead a women's march on Parliament Hill” if nothing was done about this issue. Therefore, Prime Minister Pearson had no choice but to establish the RCSW in response to this campaign. The C...... middle of the sheet......Encyclopedia. Published: July 11, 2013. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/henry-morgentaler/.Morris, Cerise. “Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada.” Canadian Encyclopedia. Published: February 7, 2006. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/royal-commission-on-the-status-of-women-in-canada/. “Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada.” Canadian Encyclopedia. Published: 02 February 2006. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/royal-commission-on-the-status-of-women-in-canada/.Stoddart, Jennifer. “Women and the law”. Canadian Encyclopedia. Published: February 5, 2013. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/women-and-the-law/. "Vital statistics, annual divorces (number)." Canadian Statistics. Accessed June 6, 2014.http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/cansim/pick-choisir?lang=eng&p2=33&id=0530002.