Status of Women Canada
Symbol of the Government of Canada

Status of Women Canada

www.swc-cfc.gc.ca

Women's History Month

October 2011

Description of Poster

The background of the poster is light beige or tan, almost like slightly weathered parchment.

Centred near the top margin, in upper-case, fine, non-serif typeface are the following lines:

  • October 2011 / octobre 2011 (the dates in English and French are separated by a space and a fine vertical line) is written in khaki brown letters.
  • on the next line, in larger, military-green letters, Women's History Month; and
  • on the next line, also in larger, military-green letters, Mois de l'histoire des femmes.

In the centre of the page, taking up half of the overall length of the poster, are two head-and-shoulders images of military women, positioned as if they are standing back-to-back. Each woman is looking out beyond the left and right margins respectively. They are depicted as if rendered by hand. The style of the rendering depict the women as if they are in strong sunlight, their images molded by the strong shadow areas rather than detailed as in a line drawing. The shadow areas, which appear in simple hunter green against the light beige background, boldly depict the women, who appear as follows:

  • The military woman on the left is looking beyond the left margin. She is dressed as a soldier from the Second World War, wearing a 1940s-era hairstyle and helmet with chin strap, a military shirt and tie, and some kind of protective gear – perhaps a flak jacket. She is beaming, and her grin is wide and confident. Her gaze is directed beyond the left margin of the page.
  • The military woman on the right is looking beyond the right margin. She is a contemporary Canadian soldier, wearing full combat gear of the kind typically worn by Canadian soldiers serving in modern-day Afghanistan. She has a ponytail that drapes out from under her large helmet. She wears a kind, confident smile.

Centred in the lower fifth of the page, in upper-case, fine, non-serif typeface in a khaki-brown colour, are the following lines:

  • on one line, the words Women in Canadian Military Forces:, and on the next line, A Proud Legacy;
  • a line space;
  • on one line, Les femmes dans les forces militaires: and on the next line, canadiennes : un passé glorieux.

At the bottom of the page, in very small letters, are:

  • in black, the Status of Women Canada wordmark; and
  • in khaki brown, the Website URLs –  WWW.WHM.GC.CA / WWW.MHF.GC.CA 

The bilingual poster is printed on a single side in a vertical format, measuring 19 inches x 23.5 inches (flat), and 9.5 inches x 11.75 inches (folded in four).

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Date Modified:
2011-09-27