Editing Governor General's Awards (section)

==Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case==
The Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the [[Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General)|Persons Case]] have been presented since their creation by Governor General [[Edward Schreyer]] in 1979,<ref name=AwardRecipients>{{cite web|url=http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/gg/recip-laure-eng.html |last=Status of Women Canada |author-link=Status of Women Canada |title=The Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case > Past Recipients |publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada |date=31 December 2008 |access-date=23 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903031858/http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/gg/recip-laure-eng.html |archive-date=3 September 2010 }}</ref> and honour the promotion of equality for girls and women in Canada. Five awards are given annually to candidates chosen from across the country, in addition to one award to a Canadian youth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/gg/intro-eng.html |author=Status of Women Canada |title=The Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case > Introductory Note |publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada |access-date=23 April 2009 |date=31 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706055141/http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/gg/intro-eng.html |archive-date=6 July 2009 }}</ref> The awards are administered by [[Status of Women Canada]] and may be presented to persons of any gender; in 2008, [[Ben Barry]] became the first man to win the award.<ref name=AwardRecipients/>