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Awareness of the need to end gender discrimination by the military began to grow with the publication of the report of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in 1970. Out of its 167 recommendations, six specifically related to the military's policies towards women. The Canadian Human Rights Act (1978) and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms…lent further legitimacy to the cause of ending discrimination against women by the CAF. Beginning in 1979, the Canadian Armed Forces initiated a series of trials…to investigate the effects of mixed groups, in particular on operational capabilities. While the air force lifted all restrictions on women’s participation in 1987 as a result of the SWINTER air trial, the army and navy maintained the ban on women in combat roles.
The feminist movement played a key role in challenging the restrictions on women's full military participation. The National Action Committee on the Status of Women was founded to push for the implementation of the 167 recommendations of the Royal Commission. This included pushing for implementation of the recommendations relating to women in the military.