September
2006 federal cuts to Women's programs Canada's
New Government cuts wasteful programs,
refocuses spending on priorities, achieves
major debt reduction as promised
September 25, 2006
Source:
Finance
Canada ------------------------------------------------------------ Related
Link (from Treasury Board Secretariat): Backgrounder
- Effective Spending
"Canadians want to know their hard-earned
tax dollars are invested responsibly in effective programs that meet their priorities."
NOTE:
this is where you'll find a detailed breakdown of the spending cuts. Here
are the "Lowlights" of the cuts --- the
biggest losers in the social envelope:
[Cuts/savings
shown below are for a two-year period] Status
of Women
- Status of Women Canada Administrative
Savings: $5 million Health
- Elimination
of Health Canada's Policy Research Program: $7.5 million
- “Health
Portfolio” efficiencies: $28 million (not sure what this is)
Social Development Partnerships
-
Efficiencies in the administration of CMHC programs: $45 million
-
Reduction in Low Priority Grants and Contributions Related to Social Development
Partnership Program: $13.8 million
- Elimination of
Funding for Canadian Policy Research Networks: $3 million Others -
Elimination of Funding for the Law Commission of Canada: $4.1 million
- Elimination
of Court Challenges Program: $5.6 million (These
"lowlights" were prepared by Pedro Barata - merci, Pedro!) ---------------------------------------------------- See
also: Government
cuts to 66 programs announced in September 2006
September
27, 2006
Source:
CBC ---------------------------------------------------- Oda
finally confirms termination of HALF of SWC workforce
29 November
06
Well, the true damage of the Oda/Harper cuts is now being confirmed. Earlier
today, Minister Oda announced the federal government will be shutting down twelve
of its regional Status of Women offices. These include offices in St. John’s,
Halifax, Charlottetown, London, Hamilton, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Vancouver,
and several others.
Source:
Statusreport.ca
Statusreport.ca
is non-partisan, unaffiliated with any women's organization or political party.
Co-founders Audra Williams and Pam Kapoor are independent communications consultants
based in Halifax and Gatineau, respectively, who bring almost 20 years combined
experience in public engagement and mobilization. Working in collaboration with
an ad-hoc group of creative women, they are dedicated to raising awareness about
the importance of SWC and the role it should continue to play in the struggle
for women's full equality in Canada.
- incl. links to : welcome * the weekly
wrap * question of the week * what to know (About SWC - About the cuts -What's
up on the hill - About Minister Oda - About CEDAW - The scoop on REAL Women) *
what to do (On the Ground - On the Web - Mobilization Gallery) * media (what we're
sayin' - what they're sayin' - what you're sayin') * contact
----------------------------------------------------- Related
Links from sources other than government: Law
Commission of Canada responds to
the Federal Government's decision to eliminate
funding
September 26, 2006
[Sept. 2007 update : Another dead
link, another funding cut.
Law
Commission of Canada abandoned by Conservative government - ]
Source:
Law
Commission of Canada (dead link)
===> Go to Archive.org
earlier versions of the LCC website ------------------------------------ Government's
real priorities revealed
Media Statement
September 26, 2006
"OTTAWA,
Sept. 26 /CNW/ - We are deeply concerned about the gutting of the only federal
agency that addresses critical questions pertaining to equality and about what
it suggests about what this government's true intentions are for equality matters
in Canada. Announced Monday, the 5 million dollar cut to Status of Women Canada
(SWC) is a serious attack on the lone federal department engaged in the development
of gender responsive policy and in the fulfillment of Canada's human rights obligations
to women at the international, domestic, and inter-governmental levels.
We
now see the government's real priorities revealed. (...)"
Signed:
Canadian
Council for Muslim Women
Canadian Federation
of University Women
Canadian Feminist
Alliance for International Action
Canadian
Research Institute for the Advancement of Women
Child
Care Advocacy Association of Canada
DAWN
Ontario: DisAbled Women's Network
MATCH
International
YWCA
Canada Cuts
to Status of Women and Court Challenges Program
Undermine Government’s
Commitment to Women’s Equality
"(...) During the last
federal election campaign, Stephen Harper promised to “take concrete and
immediate measures…to ensure that Canada fully upholds its commitments to
women.” These cuts are not consistent with Mr. Harper’s election promise,”
said Shelagh Day, Co-Chair of the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International
Action (FAFIA)."
Source:
Canadian
Feminist Alliance for International Action An
important message from CPRN President Sharon Manson Singer
September
26
"You may have heard by now that CPRN is one of the casualties of the
government’s search for one billion dollars in savings. It means that our
new grant of $3 million a year will not be continued past the current year. We
had no advance warning of this decision, nor was there any consultation..."
Source:
Canadian Policy Research Networks
Federal
Conservatives Betray Commitments to Women's Equality:
Provincial Advisory
Council on the Status of Women of Newfoundland and Labrador Responds to Cuts to
Status of Women Canada
"(...) The Advisory Council denounces
the decision to cut the federal Department of Status of Women Canada by $5 million
over two years. These cuts will be taken from its modest budget of $13 million
per year. It is one of the smallest federal departments but has a huge role in
advancing women's equality. This department provides critical analysis of the
effect of policies and programs on women." If
I had 13.2 billion dollars...
September 25, 2006
(With apologies
to the Bare Naked Ladies)
OTTAWA - “If I had 13.2 billion dollars I’d
restore funding to post secondary education, because an investment now secures
a brighter future later. I would stop paying lip service to the environment and
come clean with some good green..."
By Paul Moist, National President
Source:
Canadian
Union of Public Employees Google Web Search
Results:
"Canada, federal government,
spending cuts"
Google News Search Results:
"Canada,
federal government, spending cuts"
Source:
Google.ca ---------------------------------------------------- Government
response to the recommendations
issued by the Standing Committee on the Status
of Women (PDF file - 651K, 19 pages)
(Files posted to the Web September
20, 2006)
- Responses from the federal government to the recommendations issued
by the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women on the 19th
of May (see the link to "Third Report..." below).
- The recommendations
by the Committee address pay equity, parental benefits, gender based analysis,
and Status of Women Canada’s Women’s Program.
Source:
Canadian
Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA)
[ Alliance
canadienne féministe pour l'action internationale (AFAI)]
FAFIA
is an alliance of over 40 Canadian women's equality-seeking non-governmental organizations
formed in February 1999 at a national consultation of women's organizations held
in Ottawa.
*****************
Excerpt from the FAFIA website home page on
September 24:
"Great news! FAFIA has just received word that its funding
application has been approved! NAWL's funding application has also been approved.
We are very pleased and wish to thank the Minister for her attention to this application."
[ go to the FAFIA home page for links to more related content...]
***************** Related
Links: Third
Report of the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women ( Recommendations
Only)
(Adopted by the Committee on May 16, 2006; Presented to the
House on May 19, 2006) Complete Report: Funding
through the Women's Program: Women's Groups Speak Out
Report of the Standing
Committee on the Status of Women (including recommendations)
Anita
Neville, M.P.
Chair
May 2005
NOTE: this is one of those infuriating online
reports from the Canadian
Parliament website that has a teeny-tiny "NEXT
PAGE >>" link at the bottom right-hand corner
of each page that you must click (IF you notice it in the first place) to open
the next page. Don't despair - here's a link to the Table
of Contents, where you'll find hyperlinks to all sections of the report. Source:
House
of Commons Standing
Committee on the Status of Women Two
women's groups receive funding for one year
September 22, 2006
Canadian
Press
OTTAWA -- A pair of women's groups that had prepared to close their doors
for fear of cuts by the Conservative government learned Friday their federal funding
has been secured for at least another year. The National Association of Women
and the Law and the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action had both
taken steps to scale down their operations because of unusual delays in getting
approvals for their funding.
Source:
CTV However,
no final word yet concerning continued funding of the Women's
Program at Status of Women
Canada ... Google Web Search Results:
"canada,
funding, women's groups"
Google News Search Results:
"canada,
funding, women's groups"
Source:
Google.ca |
The
Liberal Party's Pink Book From
the Liberal Party of Canada: Liberal
Women’s Caucus Releases Pink Book II
December 5, 2007
News
Release
Calls for changes to Divorce Act, elimination of fees
OTTAWA –
The Liberal Women’s Caucus today released Volume II of the Pink Book: A Policy
Framework for Canada’s Future, to respond to concerns about violence against
women, housing, Aboriginal women, immigrant and refugee women and rural women. The
Pink Book, Volume II: A
Policy Framework for Canada’s Future
(PDF file - 425K, 39 pages)
Source:
Liberal Women’s Caucus Pink
Book, Volume I (2006) (2.6MB, 29 pages) Related
link: Liberal
plans for women seem pretty in Pink Book
December
07, 2007
Comment
By Antonia Zerbisias
It's easy to dispute all the statistics
cited by the federal Liberal Women's Caucus in volume two of its Pink Book: A
Policy Framework for Canada's Future, which was released Wednesday. Too easy...
Source:
The
Toronto Star |
Status
of Women Canada
"Status of Women Canada (SWC) is the federal
government agency which promotes gender equality, and the full participation of
women in the economic, social, cultural and political life of the country. SWC
focuses its work in three areas: improving women's economic autonomy and well-being,
eliminating systemic violence against women and children, and advancing women's
human rights."
National
Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada
December
6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada.
Established in 1991 by the Parliament of Canada, this day marks the anniversary
of the murders in 1989 of 14 young women at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal.
They died because they were women.
Source:
Status
of Women Canada International
Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
25
November
By resolution 54/134 of 17 December 1999, the General Assembly designated
25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women,
and invited governments, international organizations and NGOs to organize activities
designated to raise public awareness of the problem on that day. The
Government of Canada Calls for an End to Violence against Women
News
Release
November 25, 2008
OTTAWA – The Honourable Helena Guergis, Minister
of State (Status of Women), in recognition of the International Day for the Elimination
of Violence against Women on November 25, called for an end to violence against
women. (...) November 25 commemorates the 1960 murders of the Mirabal sisters
in the Dominican Republic. Worldwide it also marks the beginning of 16 Days of
Activism against Gender Violence, including Canada’s National Day of Remembrance
and Action on Violence against Women on December 6. National
Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada
December
6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada.
Established in 1991 by the Parliament of Canada, this day marks the anniversary
of the murders in 1989 of 14 young women at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal.
They died because they were women.
Source:
Status
of Women Canada Google.ca News Search Results:
"National Day of Remembrance and
Action on Violence Against Women"
Google
Web Search Results:
"National Day
of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women"
Source:
Google.ca --------------------------------------------------------------------- 14
dead women, 15 years later
"Women who think themselves equal
and free but who won't call themselves “feminists” might want to Google
“marc lepine” and understand how much women — all women —
are loathed."
Source:
rabble.ca Google.ca
Web Search Results: "marc lepine"
Google.ca
News Search Results: "marc lepine" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 15
days, 15 ways to end violence against women
This is a postcard campaign
of 15 messages we would like the government to listen to. You can help by sending
a fax to your MP about which ever message speaks to you. Send one, send 10, send
them all - the choice is yours.
Source:
Canadian
Labour Congress --------------------------------------------------------------------- From
the Canadian Union of Public Employees: National
Association of Women and the Law closes its doors
September 20,
2007
Ottawa – “It is outrageous that the National Association of
Women and the Law (NAWL) has been forced to layoff its full time staff and close
its doors because Stephen Harper’s government does not believe it deserves
funding,” said CUPE National President Paul Moist. The Harper minority government
changed the mandate of Status of Women Canada – the agency that funded groups
like NAWL, and took out references to the advancement of feminist work. (...)
In addition to the many regional women’s organizations faced with impending
closure, the Harper government has also withdrawn funding from several other national
women’s organizations including:
* Canadian
Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW)
* Canadian
Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA)
* Canadian
Child Care Advocacy Association (CCAAC). Harper
government working to silence women
Press Release
September
20, 2007
OTTAWA – Effective today, the National Association of Women and
the Law (NAWL) is being forced to close its office, lay off its staff, and cease
major consultations and advocacy on women's legal issues as an outcome of the
Harper government's devastating changes to the mandate of Status of Women Canada.
This closure is a grave blow to the continuing struggle for women's equality.
----------------
**NOTE: scroll to the bottom of the press release
page for links to over two dozen media articles and reactions from other women's
groups, unions and political parties
----------------
Source:
National
Association of Women and the Law (NAWL)
NAWLis a feminist non-profit organization
that has worked to promote the equality rights of all women in Canada since 1974. Related
link (international): 16
Days of Activism against Gender Violence
Demanding Implementation,
Challenging Obstacles: End Violence Against Women
November 19, 2007
The
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence (25 November - 10 December) is an
international campaign originating from the first Women's Global Leadership Institute
sponsored by the Center for Women's Global Leadership in 1991.
Source:
Nobel
Women's Initiative
The Nobel Women's Initiative was established in 2006
by six sister Nobel Peace Laureates "to bring together our extraordinary
experiences in a united effort for peace with justice and equality." |
Gender
Equality Consultation
"From September until
early November 2005, Status of Women Canada consulted Canadians of all ages, with
the goal of developing future directions on gender equality." The
consultation website includes links to the following related resources:
* Information on international commitments and government action
Beijing
+10 fact sheets * A statistical trends
and patterns background paper
HTML
(Web page)
PDF
(11 pages, 113 KB) * A background paper on poverty
by Monica Townson
HTML
(Web page)
PDF
(11 pages, 89 KB) * A background paper on Aboriginal
women
HTML
(Web page)
PDF
(8 pages, 53 KB) Source:
Status
of Women Canada (SWC) Selected recent publications
from SWC: * Rural
Women's Experiences of Maternity Care: Implications for Policy and Practice
(Information posted September 9, 2005) * Public
Policy and the Participation of Rural Nova Scotia Women in the New Economy
(Information posted September 8, 2005) * Increasing
Gender Inputs into Canadian International Trade Policy Positions at the WTO
(Information posted August 25, 2005) * Gender-based
Analysis / Gender Mainstreaming Annotated Bibliography
(Information
posted July 25, 2005) * Results-Based
Status Report on Implementation of Section 41 of the Official Languages Act 2004-2005
(Information posted July 11, 2005) |
Government
of Canada Announces New Call for Proposals for Women's Projects
November
1, 2007
OTTAWA - The Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage,
Status of Women and Official Languages, today announced a second call for proposals
to solicit funding from the Women's Community Fund of Status of Women Canada.
The new call invites eligible organizations to access funding from the overall
$15.3 million Women's Program budget of Status of Women Canada.
The
Government of Canada Supports Women Through the Transition 55 Project
November
8, 2007
QUÉBEC CITY - On behalf of The Honourable Josée Verner,
Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages, Luc Harvey,
Member of Parliament for Louis-Hébert, today announced funding to the Nouveau
départ national for a project to assist women aged 55 to 65 with workforce
re-entry and adaptation.
Women and the Canada
Social Transfer: Securing the Social Union
By Shelagh Day and Gwen
Brodsky (from the Poverty and
Human Rights Centre in Vancouver)
March 2007
Complete report:
HTML
version
PDF
version (689 KB, 150 pages)
Executive
Summary
Social assistance and civil legal aid are in trouble in Canada.
These social programs are vital to the realization of women's rights to equality
and security of the person.
Table
of contents:
1. Women, Social Programs, Human Rights and National Standards
2. Social Programs and Fiscal Federalism
3. The Fall-out
4. Can Human
Rights Mechanisms Fill the Post CAP Vacuum?
5. Federal Government Jurisdiction
to Establish and Maintain National Standards
6. Being Accountable for Rights
and Money
Frequently-Asked
Questions About the
Women's Program
- Information posted September
20, 2007
Earlier
Related Policy Research Publications - recommended perusal!
Making
Family Child Care Work: Strategies for Improving the Working Conditions of Family
Childcare Providers
HTML
version
PDF
version - 665 KB, 122 pages)
By Rachel Cox
January 2005
Posted
to the Status of Women site March 23/05
"This report examines licensed
providers of child daycare services who work from their homes in three provinces,
and provides a legal analysis of their entitlement to benefits such as employment
insurance and pension and labour law protection."
Women
and Men in Canada: A Statistical Glance - 2003 Edition
Posted April 2005
HTML
version
PDF
version - 264 KB, 32 pages
"A concise and comprehensive guide to gender-based
statistics that will be helpful in the development of fair and equitable policy
options for the future."
Beijing
+10
The 49th session of the UN Commission on
the Status of Women (UNCSW) will convene from February 28-March 11, 2005, in New
York to conduct a 10-year review (Beijing +10) of the implementation of gender
equality commitments and to discuss remaining challenges and forward-looking strategies
for the advancement and empowerment of women and girls
-
Review and Appraisal of the Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform
for Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference On Women (Beijing, 1995), and
the Outcome of the Twenty-Third Special Session of the United Nations General
Assembly (Beijing +5, 2000)
- Message from the Honourable Liza Frulla, Minister
of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for Status of Women
- Beijing
+10 at a Glance
- Key International Documents ( Outcome of the 23rd Special
Session of the UN General Assembly, 2000 (PDF file) * Optional Protocol to the
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, 1999
* United Nations Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, 1995 * Declaration
on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 1993 * Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies
for the Advancement of Women, 1985 (text file) * Convention on the Elimination
of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, 1979)
- Key Canadian Documents
(Key Canadian Objectives, Beijing +10 * Canada's Beijing +10 Fact Sheets [to come]*
Canada 's Response to the 2004 UN Questionnaire to Governments on Implementation
of the Beijing Platform for Action and the Outcome of the Twenty-Third Special
Session of the General Assembly * An Update to Canada 's 5th Report to the CEDAW
Committee (December 2002) * Canada 's Fifth Report on the Convention on the Elimination
of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (March 2002) * Canada 's Response
to the 1999 UN Questionnaire to Governments on Implementation of the Beijing Platform
for Action * Canada and the United Nations General Assembly Special Session, Beijing
+5: Fact Sheets * Setting the Stage for the Next Century: The Federal Plan for
Gender Equality (August 1995)
- International Regional and Preparatory Meetings
-
Information for Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs)
- Speeches, Statements
and News Releases (to come)
- Contact Information
- Online Feedback Form
Review and Appraisal of the Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and
Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference On Women (Beijing,
1995), and the Outcome of the Twenty-Third Special Session of the United Nations
General Assembly (Beijing +5, 2000)
Head
of Canadian Delegation Statement
(Information posted January 4, 2005)
Status of Women 2004-2005 Estimates
October
12, 2004
HTML
version
PDF
version (129 KB, 41 pages)
Source:
Report
on Plans and Priorities
- incl. links to estimates for previous years
[
Status of Women Canada ]
23rd
Annual Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers responsible for the
Status of Women
MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR STATUS OF WOMEN ADDRESS
ECONOMIC
SECURITY, HEALTH AND PURSUE MEASURES TO REDUCE
VIOLENCE AGAINST ABORIGINAL
WOMEN
September 30 - October 1, 2004
"ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland
and Labrador – Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers Responsible for the
Status of Women concluded their 23rd annual meeting today and focused priority
attention on violence prevention for Aboriginal women. To improve the situation
of Aboriginal women, Ministers agreed to take joint and/or individual government
action: on access to programs and services, public education and awareness, capacity-building
and policy enhancement according to their respective priorities and needs."
Women's
History Month - Yes, Women are "Persons!"
Did you know that
October is Women's History Month (WHM) in Canada? Established in 1992 by the Government
of Canada, this special month provides an opportunity to learn more about women's
historic accomplishments and their contributions to Canadian society.
- incl.
links to * Theme * News Releases and statements (to come) * Products available
and information on Women's History Month * Ordering products * Calendar of Activities
* For more information
Women's
History Month
Organizer's Tool Kit
In October 2004, Canadians will
celebrate Women's History Month (WHM), with the highlight being Persons Day on
October 18. The theme for WHM this year is: Yes! Women are "Persons!"
To
assist you in preparing activities to mark this special month, Status of Women
Canada (SWC) has developed this Organizer's Tool Kit. It provides background information
and suggestions to help you make the most of WHM. [This Organizer's Tool Kit is
also available in PDF format.] Feel free to reproduce the kit - or part of it
- and circulate it to your colleagues, friends and/or community.
- incl. Questions
and Answers about Women's History Month - What can I do to commemorate Women's
History Month? - Suggested Readings - Some Web Sites of Interest - Evaluation
and comments
An Integrated Approach to Gender-based
Analysis - 2004 Edition
August 2004
" This information kit
consists of several fact sheets on different issues relating to gender-based analysis."
HTML
version
PDF
files (Links to small PDF files for the following sections of the report
: What is GBA? - Terminology - What is Gender Mainstreaming? - Gender-based Analysis
(GBA) On-Line Discussion - Who are We? - Applying GBA: An Example
Canada's
Response to the UN Questionnaire to Governments on Implementation of the Beijing
Platform for Action (1995)
and the Outcome of the Twenty-Third Special Session
of the General Assembly (2000)
June 2004
(Posted to the SWC site August 20)
" The present response to the United
Nations (UN) questionnaire is the 2nd report submitted by Canada on the implementation
of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) (1995) and the Outcome of the 23rd Special
Session of the General Assembly (2000). Canada's 1st national response to the
questionnaire submitted in 2000 contained detailed information on measures adopted
in Canada in support of the implementation of the BPfA. This report has been prepared
as an update and contains information on measures adopted since 2000."
Complete
report - HTML
Complete
report - PDF (257 KB, 27 pages)
Status
Report for 2003-2004 on Implementation of Section 41 of the Official Languages
Act
Posted to the SWC site August 20
Government
of Canada and Native Women's Association Address Violence Against Aboriginal Women
News Release Issued May 21, 2004
Nova
Scotia Group Receives Funding Addressing Programs for Black Women Living in Violence
News
Release Issued May 19, 2004
From
the Government of Canada
What's New [by date] page: [
2006-03-08 ] March
8: International Women's Day - Status
of Women Canada
[ 2006-03-08 ] Statement
by the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, on the Occasion
of International Women's Day
[ 2006-03-08 ] National
Defence: Air Force Celebrates International Women's Week
[ 2006-03-07 ]
Message From Her Excellency
the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, on the Occasion
of International Women's Day March 8, 2006
[ 2006-03-07 ] International
Development Research Centre: International Women's Day, March 8, 2006
[
2006-03-06 ] National
Defence: International Women's Week - Backgrounder From
Status of Women Canada:
Canada
Celebrates International Women's Day
News Release
March 8, 2005
OTTAWA
-- The Honourable Liza Frulla, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible
for Status of Women, today joined Canadians in celebrating International Women's
Week (IWW), March 5 to 12, 2005, and its highlight, March 8, International Women's
Day. 'After successfully leading the Canadian delegation to the Beijing +10 meeting
at the United Nations in New York last week, I am pleased Canada has strongly
reaffirmed its commitment to the goals of the Beijing Declaration and Platform
for Action on Gender Equality,' Minister Frulla said. 'What matters most now is
that Canada is looking forward - building on our strengths, learning from our
own and others' experience, and meeting challenges head on.'" Liza
Frulla (Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister Responsible for Status of Women)
Will Lead the Canadian Delegation to the Beijing +10 Meeting in New York
News
Release
February 28, 2005 The
Honourable Liza Frulla, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible
for Status of Women
United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 10-year
Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action
Statement
of Canada
March 2, 2005
"(...)2005, in addition to marking the 30th
anniversary of the first world conference on women, also marks the 20th anniversary
of the equality provisions of our Constitution." International
Women's Day - March 8, 2005
You Are Here: Women, Canada and the World
"Did
you know that March 8 is International Women's Day (IWD) ? Established in 1977
by the United Nations, this special day provides an opportunity to reflect on
the progress made to advance women's equality, to assess the challenges facing
women in contemporary society, to consider future steps to enhance the status
of women and, of course, to celebrate the gains made in these areas."
-
incl. links to : Theme * News releases and statements * Products available * Ordering
products * Calendar of Activities * For more information
Calendar
of Activities 2005 (for all of Canada)
Beijing
+10 at a Glance
Beijing
+10 Resources
Beijing
+10: Fact Sheets Related Links: International
Women's Day
- incl. links to : United Nations and Women's Rights -
Examples of Issues Faced by Women - Canadian Connections: Canada and Women's Issues
- Suggested Activities for International Women's Day - Useful Links to Other Sites
Concerning Women
Source : United
Nations Association in Canada International
Women's Day
"Around the world, International Women's Day (IWD)
marks a celebration of the economic, social, cultural and political achievements
for women." International
Women's Day Events - links to 44 events and groups around the world International
Women's Day - March 8 (2005)
"This
year's United Nations theme for IWD is 'Gender Equality Beyond 2005: Building
a More Secure Future,' an appropriate theme considering that 2005 is a critical
year for reinvigorating our efforts on women's human rights and gender equality."
Source:
Foreign
Affairs Canada Google.ca
Web Search Results : "International Women's Day"
Google.ca
News Search Results: "International Women's Day"
Source:
Google.ca |
Policy
Research Publications:
- incl. links to over 60 reports and studies
organized under the following topics : Canada Health and Social Transfer and its
Impacts on Women - Changing Role of the State, Women's Paid and Unpaid Work, and
Women's Vulnerability to Poverty - Custody and Access - Factoring Diversity into
Policy Analysis and Development: New Tools, Frameworks, Methods and Applications
- First Nations Women, Governance, and the Indian Act - Integration of Diversity
into Policy Research, Development and Analysis - The Intersection of Gender and
Sexual Orientation: Implications of Policy Changes for Women in Lesbian Relationships
- Reducing Women's Poverty: Policy Options, Directions and Frameworks - Trafficking
in Women: The Canadian Dimension - Where Have all the Women Gone? Shifts in Policy
Discourses - Women and the Canadian Human Rights Act - Women and the Canadian
Tax System - Women's Access to Justice - Women's Access to Sustained Employment
with Adequate Benefits: Public Policy Solutions - Young Women at Risk
More
samples of the content you'll find on this site:
Institute
Working with Aboriginal Women to Address Barriers to Social Justice
News
Release
November 18, 2003
"The Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal
Women will receive $100,000 for an 18-month initiative to develop the necessary
tools and techniques that will allow Aboriginal women to better address the systemic
barriers they face in achieving full social justice within their own communities
and within mainstream Canadian society."
Grant
to Help Committee Address How Court Handles Issues of Domestic Violence
News
Release
November 14, 2003
"The Justice Options Steering Committee
will receive $71,620 for an 18-month initiative to change the way courts addresses
issues of domestic violence. (...)'The Justice Options Steering Committee is working
to ensure women are treated fairly and respectfully by the courts,'said Mr. Murphy.
'With the help of this new initiative, women who are caught in a cycle of domestic
violence or spousal abuse need not feel they are without recourse to justice.'"
Persons
Case Day: October 18
The Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of
the Persons Case
"The 'Famous Five' and the Persons Case: early activists
challenge conventional views to change Canadian history"
Leadership
and commitment to advancing gender equality : six women to receive Governor-General's
awards
News Release
October 14, 2003
Re/working
benefits: continuation of non-cash benefits support for single mothers and disabled
women (PDF file - 1267K, 104 pages)
by Tanis Doe, Doris Rajan
and Claire Abbott
February 2003
"Disabled women and single mothers
are often trapped by the important benefits that are only available while in receipt
of income assistance. Some women would be able to earn the equivalent in a month
but could never cover the additional costs of child care, transportation and housing."
Violence
Against Women Continues to be Problem: Serious Impacts on Canada's Health, Justice
and Social System
News Release
December 3, 2002
"Thirteen
years after the tragic deaths of 14 young women in Montreal, violence against
women in Canada continues to be a significant and persistent social and economic
problem. This key finding is contained in a major report called Assessing Violence
Against Women: A Statistical Profile, which was released today by the Hon.
Jean Augustine, Secretary of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women)"
Assessing
Violence Against Women: A Statistical Profile (PDF file - 444K, 81
pages)
Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers Responsible for the Status
of Women
December 2002
The
1997 Canada Pension Plan Changes: Implications for Women and Men
Adil
Sayeed
Status of Women Canada
August 2002
"The contention that the
1997 CPP changes were fair for women is refuted in this paper. Women will lose
proportionately more benefits than men and also reap lower contribution savings
over the long run."
The
Framing of Poverty as "Child Poverty" and Its Implications for Women
Wanda Wiegers
June 2002
- incl. links to the Table of Contents, the Abstract
and the Executive Summary
Complete Document (PDF file - 860K, 141 pages)
[not
available as at January 24, 2003]
- includes extensive discussion of the federal
Child Support Guidelines, the National Child Benefit and the Early Childhood
Development Initiative under the National Children’s Agenda
Excerpts:
On
the NCB Supplement:
"Because there are no legally binding standards
or protocols attached to the federal Supplement, reinvestments are neither mandatory
nor subject to uniform standards."
On the ECD Initiative:
"...the
Early Childhood Development Initiative of the National Children’s Agenda
is potentially positive but one which can, depending on the structure of the programming
undertaken, also stigmatize and segregate low-income children, increase burdens
and invasions of privacy for low-income mothers, and reinforce individualistic
conceptions of poverty."
Status
of Women Canada's International Activities to Promote the Advancement of Women
Highlights
1998-2002
Status of Women Canada
April 2002
- highlights of
some of the recent and current activities of Status of Women Canada in the following
international fora: United Nations (UN): General Assembly Special Sessions, Conventions
and Commissions - Organization of American States (OAS), Summit of the Americas
- Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) - The Commonwealth -
Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - La Francophonie - Council of
Europe (CoE) - Metropolis Project
Click on the link above to see the table
of contents and links to individual sections, or...
Download
the complete document in PDF format - 375 KB, 14 pages
First
Nations Women, Governance and the Indian Act:
A Collection of Policy Research
Reports
November 2001
Contents :
- A strong and meaningful
role for First Nations women in governance / Judith F. Sayers and Kelly
A. MacDonald
- First Nations women and governance : a study of custom
and innovation among Lake Babine Nation Women / Jo-Anne Fiske, Melonie
Newell and Evelyn George
- First Nations governance, the Indian Act
and women's equality rights / Wendy Cornet
The research and publication
of this study were funded by Status of Women Canada's Policy Research Fund.
Women
and the CHST: A Profile of Women Receiving Social Assistance in 1994
March 1998
Katherine
Scott, Centre for International Statistics
Canadian
Council on Social Development
Funded by Status
of Women Canada's Policy Research Fund
Women
and the Equality Deficit: The Impact of Restructuring Canada's Social Programs
Shelagh
Day and Gwen Brodsky
March 1998
24th
Annual Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers responsible for the
Status of Women
Regina, Saskatchewan
September 22-23, 2005
o News
Release
Source:
Canadian
Intergovernmental
Conference Secretariat
Gender-Based
Analysis: Building Blocks for Success
Report of the Standing Committee on Status
of Women
Anita Neville, M.P., Chair
Parliamentary
Internet
April 2005
- click on the link above to go to the Cover page of
the report, then click the word "Next" in the top right or bottom left
corner of each page until you reach the...
Table
of Contents - incl. links to all chapter of the report Gender
Analysis of Policy: Time to do Business Differently
News
Release
April 19, 2005
"Today in Ottawa, Anita
Neville, (Winnipeg South Centre), Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee
on the Status of Women released the Committee’s report, Gender-Based Analysis:
Building Blocks for Success. This report was developed following intensive consultations
with equality seeking organizations and federal government departments. In
its report, the Committee outlines a comprehensive approach to ensure that gender-based
analysis is carried out throughout the federal government." Related
Links: Standing
Committee on the Status of Women (House of Commons)
Report
1 - Increasing Funding to Equality-Seeking Organizations (Presented
in the House February 10, 2005)
"The Committee recommends that the federal
government increase funding to the Women’s Program at Status of Women Canada
by at least 25% for investments in women’s groups and equality-seeking organizations." |
From
the Canadian
Population Health Initiative (CPHI) :
[ Canadian
Institute for Health Information - CIHI ]
Women
Live Longer Than Men – but Life-Expectancy Figures Mask Major Health Problems
New
Report Provides First Comprehensive Look at Health of Canadian Women; Finds Disturbing
Risks Among Young Women
News Release
September 30, 2003
Canadian
Population Health Initiative (CPHI)
"Canadian women live longer than men,
but that doesn’t mean they’re healthier. A new report shows that both
younger and older women are actually at higher risk than men for many serious
health problems."
- In this release: General Findings | Risks for Younger
Women | Risks for Older Women | Risks for Single Mothers and Rural Women | About
the Report | About CPHI | Contact
Table
of Contents - just the TOC, no links to actual content
Complete
report:
Women's
Health Surveillance Report :
A Multi-Dimensional Look at the Health of Canadian
Women (PDF file - 917K, 102 pages)
Other
CPHI reports:
The
Impact of Poverty on Health by Shelley Phipps, June 2003 (PDF file -297K,
39 pages)
Policy Approaches to Address the Impact of Poverty on Health
by David P. Ross, June 2003 (293K, 33 pages)
Poverty and Health: Links
to Action - proceedings of the CPHI National Roundtable on Poverty and
Health, March 26, 2002 (PDF file - 232K, 36 pages)
- Children and Youth Health-CPHI
Atlantic Regional Workshop
- Determinants of Healthy Communities-CPHI Prairie
Regional Workshop
- Place and Health-CPHI Research Workshop Report
- "Initial
Directions" Proceedings of CPHI's First Roundtable on Aboriginal Peoples'
Health
- Women's Health Surveillance Report
Coming this fall:
-
Aboriginal Peoples' Health-CPHI Roundtable Series Reports 2 & 3
- Obesity
in Canada-CPHI Roundtable Report
Women's
Health Bureau [from Health
Canada Online]
Women's
Health Strategy
- incl. : Recognizing the Issues - Progress to Date
- Canada's Commitments to Women's Health - The Women's Health Strategy: Health
Canada's Response - Health Canada and the Women's Health Bureau - A Changing Environment
- and much more...
Key
Activities includes links to : Women's Health Strategy - Centres of Excellence
for Women's Health Program - Menopause - Gender-Based Analysis Initiative - Ninth
Conference of the Spouses of Heads of State and Government of the Americas - Women's
Health Bureau Open House
Links
to Women's Sites - incl. links to Women's health organizations in Canada,
the U.S. and other countries
Centres
of Excellence for Women's Health (Health Canada)
- "The Women’s Health Contribution Program supports policy research and education
on women’s health issues. Managed by the Women's Health Bureau, Health Canada,
the Program is a partnership between community and academic researchers."
- Northern FIRE
: Northern Secretariat of the BC Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
- B.C. Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
- Children's & Women's Hospital, Vancouver
- Prairie
Women's Health Centre of Excellence - Winnipeg, Regina and Saskatoon
- National
Network on Environments and Women's Health - York University, Toronto
- Centre of Excellence
for Women's Health - Université de Montréal
- Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women's
Health - Halifax
A
few samples of the documents available online from the Centres of Excellence for
Women’s Health and the Canadian Women's Health Network: Manitoba:
Including
Low-Income Women with Children:
Program and Policy Directions
(PDF file - 596K, 57 pages)
Research Report
September 2007
By Lynn Scruby
and Rachel Rapaport Beck Overview
of the report (HTML)
"(...) This qualitative research project
draws on principles from feminist and participatory action research methodology.
A total of nine focus group interviews were conducted at four Family Resource
Centres (FRCs) located in two urban communities in Winnipeg and two rural communities
in Eastern Manitoba. Fifty-six low-income women and 29 FRC service providers participated
in these interviews..." List
of PWHCE publications by subject
- including : Aboriginal
Women's Health * Gender and Health Planning * Health Reform and Policy * Immigrant/Refugee
Women's Health * Informal Caregivers' Health * Lesbian Health * Literature Reviews
* Women, Poverty and Health * Older Women's Health * Rural Women's Health * Women's
Mental Health * Women, Violence and Abuse * Women-Centred Health Programs and
Services Related links: Raise
the Rates Campaign - from the Social
Planning Council of Winnipeg Including
Low-Income women with Children: Program and Policy Directions
September
12, 2007
This report examines information on the issues that affect the health
and well-being of low-income women with children, their families and the communities
in which they live as well as several of the key policy implications of these
findings and recommendations for action.
Source:
WinnipegFirst.ca
- Your first source for Winnipeg news Primary
Health Care Reform and Women (PDF file - 423K,
24 pages)
September 2005
"Given that women are both the majority of
the users of the health care system and the majority of health care providers,
how can reforms be made to work for all women — no matter where they live,
what their income levels, education, language or health issue, sexual orientation
or level of physical disability? (...)
Examines the debates about primary health
care reforms and their impact on women and their health. Argues that these reforms
are really about women’s work even though women are not the ones making most
of the decisions."
Source:
National
Coordinating Group on Health Care Reform and Women
[ Centres
of Excellence for Women's Health ]
and
[ Canadian
Women's Health Network ]
[ funded by Health
Canada's Bureau of Women's Health and Gender Analysis ] Women
and Social Assistance Policy in Saskatchewan and Manitoba
May
2005
By Josephine Savarese, Department of Justice Studies, University of Regina
and
Bonnie Morton, Regina Anti-Poverty Ministry
"The Prairie Women's
Health Centre of Excellence (PWHCE) Research Program on Poverty and Women's Health
has supported several studies that examine the links between public policy, women's
poverty and women's health. In 2003, PWHCE initiated three research projects designed
to examine income assistance policies in Saskatchewan and Manitoba and their effects
on women's health. Reports from two of these projects were published in 2004:
Don't We Count As People: Saskatchewan Social Welfare Policy and Women's
Health and Surviving on Hope is Not Enough: Women's Health, Poverty,
Justice and Income Support in Manitoba. These two studies were based on
several focus groups held in each province and were designed to bring forward
the voices and perspectives of those most directly affected by income assistance
policies. As Wharf and MacKenzie have noted, 'the knowledge and experience gap
between those who make policy and those who must live with the consequences is
enormous.' The research helps bridge that gap by providing an important critique
of income assistance policies from the perspectives of women living on welfare.
The women's descriptions of their experiences reveal the inadequacy of income
assistance benefits and the harmful effects on their physical and emotional health." Complete
report (PDF file - 927K, 62 pages)
NOTE: the complete report includes
both studies noted above. Source:
Prairie
Women’s Health Centre of Excellence
("The Prairie Women’s
Health Centre of Excellence is one of the Centres of Excellence for Women’s
Health supported by the Women’s Health Contribution Program, through the
Bureau of Women’s Health And Gender Analysis of Health Canada. The Centres
are dedicated to improving the health status of Canadian women by supporting policy-oriented,
and community-based research and analysis on the social determinants of women’s
health.") Report
on health of rural, northern women paints picture of inequity
Canadian
Press
June 08, 2004
"TORONTO (CP) - A new report on the health
of women in rural and remote settings paints a picture of inequity, with spotty
availability of the health services expected by women living in urban centres.Rural
women are more likely to be living on low incomes, to experience domestic violence
and have to travel long distances to obtain the care they need, said the report
by the Centres of Excellence for Women's Health released Tuesday."
Source:
Canada.com Rural,
Remote and Northern Women's Health
Policy and Research Directions
Final
Summary Report
Largest Canadian study
on rural women's health finds urban solutions do not address rural problems
Canada's
health system failing women in rural and remote regions
- final report of a
two-year study on the health of rural, remote and Northern women
"...the
largest qualitative study in Canada to date to address the health concerns of
this important community"
- incl. links to the complete summary report,
an executive summary, bibliographies and focus group reports
Complete
Summary Report (7.6 MB PDF)*
Executive
Summary (3.2 MB PDF)*
Source:
Prairie
Women's Health Centre of Excellence (PWHCE)
Centres
of Excellence for Women's Health (Health Canada)
*NOTE:
these files are enormous to download, even with a broadband connection. Here's
a suggestion for *all* organizations offering their reports online: it's OK to
offer a gussied-up version with all the pretty graphics, but it would be appreciated
if you would also offer a link to a "stripped-down" version of your
report for visitors with older machines. slower connections or accessibility issues. Google
Web Search Results: "rural women, health,
Canada, study"
Google News Search Results: "rural
women, health, Canada, study"
- direct links to search results
pages, always current!
Source:
Google.ca Surviving
on Hope is not Enough:
Women's Health, Poverty, Justice and Income Support
in Manitoba
May 28, 2004
Executive
Summary
" Women are more likely
to live in poverty than men. Women with disabilities, Aboriginal women, and single
mothers have higher rates of poverty. Women who live in poverty have poorer physical
and mental health than those with higher incomes."
Complete
report (PDF file - 725K, 56 pages) Policy-Related
PWHCE Projects
- incl. links to research in the following areas:
Aboriginal
Women's Health - Health Reform and Policy - Immigrant / Refugee Women's Health
- Informal Caregivers' Health - Lesbian Health - Literature Reviews - Women, Poverty
and Health - Older Women's Health - Rural Women's Health - Women's Mental Health
- Women, Violence and Abuse - Women-centred Health Programs and Services Source:
Prairie
Women's Health Centre of Excellence (PWHCE)
Related Links:
Centres
of Excellence for Women's Health (Health Canada)
- "The Women’s Health Contribution Program supports policy research and education
on women’s health issues. Managed by the Women's Health Bureau, Health Canada,
the Program is a partnership between community and academic researchers."
Women's
Health Bureau
[ Health
Canada Online ] Don't We Count as People?
Saskatchewan Social Welfare Policy and Women's Health
By M. Kerr, D.
Frost, D. Bignell and Equal Justice for All.
February 2004
"(...)
This project was part of a larger initiative sponsored by the Prairie Women's
Health Centre of Excellence to examine social assistance policies in Manitoba
and Saskatchewan, their impact on women's health, and women's access to justice
as recipients of social assistance. Seven focus groups
were held with 43 women living on social assistance in five of the eleven administrative
regions of Saskatchewan in April 2003. In focus group discussions, these women
described the daily reality of their lives and the impact of social assistance
policies on their physical and emotional health."
Executive
Summary
Complete
report (PDF file - 851K, 58 pages)
Source:
Prairie
Women’s Health Centre of Excellence Women
Need Safe, Stable, Affordable Housing: A study of social, private and co-op housing
in Winnipeg
By M. McCracken and G. Watson
February 2004
"(...)
The housing crisis in Canada has been linked to the federal government's withdrawal
from housing in the 1990s. The proportion of female-headed renter households paying
30% or more of their household income on housing increased from 38% to 47% between
1980 and 1995, and female-headed households comprise 45% of Canadian households
with core housing need. As a result of the withdrawal of federal funding, there
has been no expansion of social housing in Manitoba and a decrease in the total
number of low-income rental units. (...) As a response to the housing shortage,
the federal government became involved in housing again in 2003. The federal and
provincial governments developed the Affordable Housing initiative (AHI). They
have earmarked $50 million dollars for housing programs in Manitoba; the City
of Winnipeg has put forward $17.5 million dollars.
Executive
Summary
Complete report (PDF file - 840K, 50 pages)
Source:
Prairie
Women’s Health Centre of Excellence The
Status of Canadian Nursing Homecare: Universality, Accessibility, and Comprehensiveness
(PDF file - 237K, 25 pages)
June 2002 Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome and Women’s Health: Setting a Women-Centred Research Agenda
(PDF file - 820K, 37 pages)
November 2002 We're
Women, Too: Identifying Barriers to Gynecologic and Breast Health Care for Women
with Disabilities (PDF file - 262K, 48 pages)
April 2003 ...and
more, including teen girls and smoking, triple marker screening in British Columbia,
midwifery symposium proceedings, women survivors of childhood sexual abuse and
health care services, women and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, safety of medicines,
etc. Related Links:
Centres
of Excellence in Women’s Health
Canadian
Women's Health Network |
National
Clearinghouse on Family Violence (Health Canada)
The National Clearinghouse
on Family Violence is a national resource centre for professionals, front-line
workers, researchers and community groups seeking information about violence within
the family and looking for new resources being used to address it. This is a large
site of information on child abuse, violence against women, and abuse of seniors..
You'll find fact sheets, a newsletter, special reports and studies and much more.
Family
Violence Initiative - The federal government's commitment to reduce family
violence in Canada.
Collection
of links to local, provincial, national and international organizations -
Impressive!
The
Family Violence Initiative : Year Five Report (PDF file - 701K, 82
pages)
December 2002
Posted to the site May 26, 2004
PDF file dated
March 2004
"The Family Violence Initiative Year Five Report presents an
overview of the achievements of the federal investment in family violence prevention
for the fiscal period April 1997 to March 2002.
It provides:
- an overview
of the Family Violence Initiative;
- a synthesis of the performance results
in relation to identified key results from April 1997 to March 2002, based on
departmental performance reports, commissioned case studies, evaluation and review
information; and
- an overview of “the road ahead” for the Family
Violence Initiative for the period beginning April 2002."
Source:
The
Family Violence Initiative (FVI)
[ part of the National
Clearinghouse on Family Violence (NCFV ]
[ part of Health
Promotion Online ]
[ part of Health
Canada ]
CEWH
Research Bulletin
- this link takes you to the table of contents of
the current issue of the bulletin (Spring 2002); down the left side of the page,
you'll also find links to five earlier issues (back to the fall of 2000); in each
case, you can either click on the individual sections of the bulletin to read
them selectively or you can download the entire issue in PDF format.
- topics
covered include : caregiving, women and health care reform, what counts and who’s
counted in women’s health research, women with disabilities, Aboriginal women's
health issues, midwifery, diversity and more...
2001
National Work-Life Conflict Study: Report One
Dr. Chris Higgins,
Professor, Richard Ivey School of Business, U.W.O.
Dr. Linda Duxbury, Professor,
School of Business, Carleton University
Final Report (March 2002)
- includes
the Foreword and Executive Summary
Complete
report (PDF file - 1041K, 99 pages)
Related
Link: Work-life
compendium 2001: 150 Canadian statistics on work, family, and well-being
September 2001
Karen Johnson, Donna Lero and Jennifer Rooney
Source
: Human Resources Development Canada, Gender Analysis and Policy Directorate and
Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being, University of Guelph
"Work-life
compendium 2001" is a new resource document that brings together a wide variety
of work-life facts and figures compiled from the most recent Canadian data sources
available. Data cover a range of inter-related topics, including changes in
the family; child and elder care; labour force participation patterns; income
and earnings; industrial, organizational and workplace change; labour legislation;
and public opinion.
Full
report (PDF file - 1.1MB, 88 pages)
- Go to the
Centre for Families Work and
Well-Being |
Also
from the Canadian Human Rights Commission:
Speech
by the Chief Commissioner to the
Global Colloquium on Creating a Level Playing
Field for Women
March
5th, 2004
Washington D.C.
Source:
Canadian
Human Rights Commission
Related
Links:
Women
continue to advance into management ranks, EEOC study finds
Glass
Ceiling Phenomenon Differs by Industry
"WASHINGTON
- A new study conducted by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Glass Ceilings: The Status of Women as Officials and Managers in the Private
Sector shows that women now represent about 36 percent of all officials and
managers in private sector employment, a seven percent increase over the 12-year
period examined."
- incl. info about the Global Colloquium on Creating
a Level Playing Field for Women
Complete
report:
HTML
version - includes Executive Summary of the report
PDF
version (16.6MB, 42 pages)
Source:
U.S.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) (U.S.
Govt.)
"The EEOC enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964 (prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex,
religion or national origin); the Age Discrimination in Employment Act,
which protects workers age 40 and older from discrimination based on age; the
Equal Pay Act of 1963; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
which prohibits employment discrimination against people with disabilities in
the federal sector; Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act,
which prohibits employment discrimination against people with disabilities in
the private sector and in state and local governments; and sections of the Civil
Rights Act of 1991."
------------------------------------------------------
Statistics
Canada
Sample reports about
women's issues:
February 21, 2008
Study:
Health information and the Internet, 2005
More than one-third of
Canadian adults, over half of them women, used the Internet to search for health
information in 2005, according to a new study. Among those who also visited a
doctor, more than one-third discussed the results of their Internet search with
their physician. The study, "Getting
a second opinion: Health information and the Internet," examines adults'
use of the Internet to access health information in 2005.
Female
Employment in the Core (Federal) Public Administration
by Katarzyna
Naczk, Public Institutions Division
September 2007
The
first study, published
in The Daily on March 5, 2007, showed that, globally, the federal public service
was smaller in 2006 than it was 11 years earlier. It also showed that the composition
of the CPA has been changing in tune with the times.
Source:
Analysis
in Brief
(earlier
issues of Analysis in Brief)
June
12, 2007
Study:
Rising education of women and the gender earnings gap, 1981 to 2001
-
includes links to the complete study and the executive summary
Source:
Statistics Canada
June
29, 2007
Shelters
for abused women, 2005/2006
Between April 1, 2005 and March 31,
2006, nearly 106,000 women and children were admitted to shelters, most often
to escape abuse, according to a new report. While the number of women admitted
to shelters to escape abuse has stayed relatively stable during the past nine
years, the number of children has fallen substantially. Children accounted for
41% of these admissions in 2006, compared with 49% in 1998, when Statistics Canada
first began collecting these data, the report showed.
Report
overview
About 7% of women and 6% of men across the country are the
victims of violence at the hands of a current or former spouse or common-law partner,
according to results from the 2004 General Social Survey (GSS) on Victimization.
Specifically, the 2004 GSS indicated that some 546,000 women and 653,000 men in
Canada were the victims of spousal violence in the five years preceding the survey.
Complete
report (PDF file - 217K, 20 pages)
Related
link:
Transition Homes in Canada:
National, Provincial and Territorial Fact Sheets 2005/2006
June 2007
By
Roxan Vaillancourt and Andrea Taylor-Butts, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics
(Statistics Canada)
HTML
version - click the links in the left margin for "National fact sheet"
or "Fact sheets for the provinces and territories"
PDF
version (237K, 30 pages)
"(...) As part of the Federal Family
Violence Initiative, the Transition Home Survey (THS) was developed in order to
address the need for improved information about services for victims of domestic
violence. (...) The Transition Home Survey is a biennial census of all residential
facilities for female victims of domestic violence.(...) Information is collected
on the characteristics of the facilities and the services provided during the
previous 12 months. Additionally, a snapshot day (April 19, 2006) is used to profile
the women and children residing in the shelter on the given day. For the 2005/2006
Transition Home Survey, 553 shelters were contacted and responses were received
from 486 or 88%. However, figures presented in the 2005/2006 THS Fact Sheets are
representative of all 553 facilities, as an imputation procedure was used to replace
missing data for non-respondents.
[ earlier
editions of this report - 2001-2002 and 2003-2004 ]
June
19, 2007
Study:
Maternal employment, breastfeeding and health, 1998 to 2003
Longer
maternity leaves for Canadian mothers have meant that more of them have met breastfeeding
targets recommended by public health agencies, according to a new study. The study
examined the impact that an increase in maternity leave entitlement had on time
away from work, breastfeeding, and the health of both mothers and their children.
June
12, 2007
Study:
Rising education of women and the gender earnings gap, 1981 to 2001
The
earnings gap between young women and men only declined moderately during the 1990s,
despite a dramatic increase in the proportion of young women holding a university
degree, according to a new study. From 1991 to 2001, the proportion of 25- to
29-year-old women holding a university degree went from 21% to 34%. In contrast,
the proportion of 25- to 29-year-old men holding a university degree only rose
moderately over the period, from 16% in 1991 to 21% in 2001.Despite the sharp
increase in the proportion of young women with a university degree and the fact
that university degree-holders generally earn more than other workers, the gender
earnings gap only declined slightly over the period.
Related
link:
Has Higher Education among
Young Women Substantially
Reduced the Gender Gap in Employment and Earnings?
Executive
Summary (HTML)
Complete
report (PDF file - 286K, 26 pages)
Source:
Analytical
Studies Branch Research Paper Series
Women
in Canada: Work Chapter Updates
April
2007
By Marcia Almey
PDF
version (213K, 23 pages)
Table of contents:
- Women
in the workplace
- More women employed
- Employment levels vary across the
country
- Chances of employment increase with higher education
- Ages 25
to 54 prime working years for women
- Dramatic increases in employment among
women with children
- Female lone parents less likely to be employed
- Many
women work part-time
- Increasing numbers of women self-employed
- Still
concentrated in traditional female occupations
- Unemployment lower among women
Tables
-
click the above link to access any of the following tables:
[NOTE: I'm reproducing
the entire list of tables because this is a good collection of historical employment
rates;
the numbers presented in the tables are for all of Canada (vs by province/territory).]
Table
1 Employment, 1976 to 2006
Table 2 Percentage of the population aged 15 and
over employed, by province, 1976 to 2006
Table 3 Percentage employed, by age
and educational attainment, 2006
Table 4 Percentage employed, by age, 1976
to 2006
Table 5 Percentage of women with children employed, by age of youngest
child, 1976 to 2006
Table 6 Employment of women with children, by family status
and age of youngest child, 1976 to 2006
Table 7 Part-time employment, 1976
to 2006
Table 8 Percentage employed part-time, by age, 1976 to 2006
Table
9 Reasons for part-time work, by age, 2006
Table 10 Self-employment, 1976 to
2006
Table 11 Distribution of employment, by occupation, 1987, 1996 and 2006
Table
12 Unemployment, 1976 to 2006
Table 13 Unemployment rates, by age, 1976 to
2006
Table 14 Unemployment rates, by age and province, 2006
Table 15 Unemployed,
by reason for leaving last job, 2006
Earlier
editions of Women in Canada: Work Chapter Update
- annual editions
back to 2000
February 23, 2007
Study:
Gender differences in quits and absenteeism, 1983 to 2003
Female
workers are traditionally considered more likely than men to quit their jobs,
to be absent or to take more days off for family reasons. In the past, this gender
difference has been offered as an explanation for the wage gap between men and
women. This new study documents gender differences in quitting and absenteeism.
It shows that differences in quits and absenteeism between men and women are now
fairly small. The study found that since the early 1990s, women have been no more
likely to quit their jobs than men. Quit rates among women had been higher than
those of men before 1994. But since then, the gap has virtually disappeared.
Gender
Differences in Quits and Absenteeism in Canada
February 2007
by
Xuelin Zhang
Executive
summary (HTML)
Complete
report (PDF file - 189K, 36 pages)
Source:
Analytical
Studies Branch Research Paper Series
December
8, 2006
Study:
Wage differences between male and female university professors, 1970 to 2001
More
women are teaching full-time in Canadian universities, and although they still
earn less on average than their male counterparts, the difference in salaries
has narrowed, according to a new study.
Complete
study:
The
Evolution of Male-Female Wages Differentials in
Canadian Universities: 1970-2001(PDF
file - 618K, 53 pages)
Interreligious
unions in Canada
by Warren Clark
This article
uses data from the Census of Population and the 2002 Ethnic Diversity Survey to
examine the prevalence of interreligious unions and social and demographic factors
associated with their occurrence.
October 3, 2006
HTML
version
PDF
version (97K, 11 pages)
Source:
Canadian
Social Trends
(Statistics Canada's publication on emerging social issues)
Earlier
Issues of Canadian Social Trends - hundreds of articles going back to
1996
Articles
by Subject - the same articles as in the previous link are organized according
to the following themes:
Aboriginal People - Income, Expenditures and Housing
- Aging, Seniors and Retirement - Justice - Caregiving and Disabilities - Leisure
and Religion - Children and Youth - Marriage and Families - Cities, Neighbourhoods
and Rural
Canada - Miscellaneous - Education, Training and Literacy - Technology
- Employment - Time use - Health - Volunteering and Participation - Immigration,
Diversity and Language
October 2, 2006
Violence
Against Women: Statistical Trends, 2006
Statistics Canada today
released a comprehensive summary of what is currently known about the prevalence
and severity of violence against women in Canada. The report pulls together previously
released data from victimization surveys, police services, courts and service
agencies to assess the nature of violence against women. It addresses its impact,
associated risk factors, institutional and community responses and the use of
services by victims. The report updates a 2002 report titled Assessing Violence
Against Women: A Statistical Profile, which introduced a number of violence indicators.
It expands on these indicators, organizing them into five central themes: prevalence
and severity; impact; risk factors for violence; institutional and community-based
responses; and victims' use of services.
Complete
report:
Measuring
Violence Against Women: Statistical Trends 2006
By Holly Johnson,
Statistics Canada
- follow the links in the left margin of the home page of
this report for an executive summary, findings, a PDF version of the report, almost
70 tables and figures, etc.
July 19,
2006
General
Social Survey: Paid and unpaid work 2005
"Women still do most
of the housework and tend to feel more time-stressed than men do. But now more
men are juggling household chores and paid work duties, while women are spending
more time at the office, according to a new time-use study." [this link takes
you to highlights of the "Converging Gender Roles" article below]
Perspectives
on Labour and Income (PDF file - 889K, 23 pages)
July 2006
online edition
The July 2006 online edition of Perspectives on Labour and Income,
released today, features two articles.
"Converging
gender roles" looks at paid and unpaid work, and the changing proportions
of time spent on each by men and women since 1986.
"Is
the workplace becoming safer?" examines compensation claims for work
injuries in Ontario and British Columbia between 1990 and 2001. The study found
that rates generally declined, but the decrease may not have been uniform for
all age groups, industries or regions. Workplace injuries among young workers
aged 15 to 24 continued to be of particular concern.
Earlier
Issues of
Perspectives on Labour and Income
- links to dozens
and dozens of articles from earlier issues of Perspectives on Labour and Income
March
7, 2006
Women
in Canada
Women are playing stronger roles in the workplace and
their profile is rising in many professional fields, according to a new assessment
on the evolving status of women in Canadian society. However, the report still
shows substantial gaps between the sexes in many key areas. The average earnings
of employed women are still substantially lower than those of men, women make
up a disproportionate share of the population with low incomes and women are much
more likely than men to work part time. On the other hand, one of their real success
stories has been the dramatic gain in the proportion of women with a university
degree. Women are still slightly less likely than men to have a university degree.
But the gap is much narrower than in the past.
The
current situation for women is assessed in the fifth edition of the compendium
Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report, available today ($49).
This 300-page report provides a statistical overview of their demographic
characteristics, family arrangements, health, education, employment and unpaid
work activity, income, housing, and criminal victimization.
Click the link
above for more highlights from the report.
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How
healthy are Canadians? Annual report 2005
February 9, 2006
Complete
report (PDF file - 665K, 69 pages)
Table
of contents (download individual articles):
Seniors'
health care use [highlights
- HTML] [full
article - PDF]
Predictors of death in seniors [highlights
- HTML] [full
article - PDF]
===>Women aged 65 or older who experienced a high level
of psychological distress in 1994/95 were far more likely to die over the next
eight years than were those at lower levels of distress, according to a new study.
Healthy
living among seniors [highlights
- HTML] [full
article - PDF]
Dependency, chronic conditions and pain in seniors
[highlights
- HTML] [full
article - PDF]
Successful aging in health care institutions
[highlights
- HTML] [full
article - PDF]
Source:
Health
Reports Supplement
Health
Reports ($)
Health Reports is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal produced
by the Health Statistics Division at Statistics Canada.
June
15, 2005
Shelters
for abused women, 2003/04
Nearly one-third of all women who had
sought temporary accommodation in a shelter for abused women on April 14, 2004
had stayed there at some time during the past, according to a new report. On this
date, there were 6,109 women and children in such shelters; 82% to escape abuse,
often from a current spouse or common law partner.
Complete report:
TransitionHomes
in Canada: National, Provincial and Territorial
Fact Sheets 2003/04
(PDF file - 118K, 34 pages)
(From the StatCan Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics)
September
22, 2004
Employer-sponsored
pension plans - January 2003
More and more women in the paid workforce
are being covered by registered pension plans (RPPs) in both the public and private
sectors, according to new data. In fact, women accounted for the net increase
in the total membership of these plans during 2002.
Pension
Plans in Canada - January 1, 2003 (PDF file - 823K, 25 pages)
Proportion
of labour force and paid workers covered by a registered pension plan (RPP)
- 1993 to 2002
Employer
pension plans (trusteed pension funds) - First quarter 2004
Study:
Economic consequences of widowhood, 1990 to 2001
July 22, 2004
The
death of a spouse can be one of life's most traumatic situations, particularly
for many older women who may have devoted most of their life to their husband
and children. Aside from this, widowhood also has a negative economic side, according
to a new study.
Complete report:
Widowhood: Consequences on Income
for Senior Women
HTML
version
PDF
version (177K, 12 pages)
An
examination of sex differences in delinquency
June 2003
- investigates
sex differences in factors associated with delinquent behaviour in a sample of
Canadian children aged 12 to 15, using data from the National Longitudinal Survey
of Children and Youth (NLSCY).
Maintenance
Enforcement Survey: Child and spousal support 2001/02
June 17,
2003
Maintenance enforcement data for the following provinces (representing
about 90% of Canada's population): Ontario - Quebec - British Columbia - Alberta
- Saskatchewan - Prince Edward Island.
- incl. summary information for the
participating jurisdictions and a link if you wish to purchase the complete report.
The
health divide: How the sexes differ (April 2001)
Compared with men,
women take better care of themselves, and live longer. However, a higher percentage
of women have chronic illnesses, and women use health care services more often,
according to a special report
Wives,
mothers and wages: does timing matter? (PDF file - 270K, 31 pages)
Business and Labour Market Analysis Division
Statistics Canada
May 2002
"Using data from the 1998 Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, this study
provides Canadian evidence on the effect of marital status and parenthood status
on the wage rates of Canadian women. As well, this paper attempts to determine
whether decisions regarding the timing of family formation influence the wages
of women and whether these decisions have a permanent or temporary impact on earnings."
Go to the Statistics Canada
Home Page
Go to the Business and Labour Market Analysis Division website
Analytical
Studies Branch research paper series - links to over 100 studies from 1994
to date on a wide variety of topics, including income, unemployment, immigration,
the labour market, etc.
Gender
pay differentials: Impact of the workplace, 1999 (June 19, 2002)
"Where people work has a significant bearing on the persistent wage gap between
the sexes, according to a study based on the Workplace and Employee Survey."
Source
: The Daily (Statistics
Canada)
FamilyViolence
in Canada: A Statistical Profile
June 26, 2002
Canadian Centre
for Justice Statistics (Statistics Canada)
"According to data from
the 1999 General Social Survey on Victimization (GSS), 8% of women and 7% of men
with a current or former partner in the reference period from 1994 to 1999 reported
experiencing at least one incident of spousal violence."
FamilyViolence
in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2002
(Complete report, PDF file
- 447K, 55 pages)
Source : The
Daily, Statistics Canada
Economic
Gender Equality Indicators 2000
Statistics Canada (posted on the
Status of Women Canada website)
March 2001
Citizenship
and Immigration Canada
Gender-based
Analysis Chart for Bill C-11, Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
February 25, 2002
"...key elements of the Immigration and Refugee
Protection Act and their potential differential impacts on men and women, and
outlines the follow-up activities required to monitor developments over time."
Gender
Equality – An Online Learning Course
Canadian International Development
Agency
"This online, interactive self-learning course was designed
for CIDA employees who work in Canada and abroad, but the Agency decided to post
the course online to make it available to Canadians, CIDA partners and others
interested in learning about CIDA's approach to promoting equality between women
and men in international development cooperation."
Aboriginal
Women: A Profile from the 1996 Census - Revised to December 2001
- incl. info about : Population - Language - Family - Education - Labour Force
- Income - Mobility - and more
Child
and Family Benefits Page - from the website of the(formerly revenue Canada)
Information about the Canada Child Tax Benefit and
the National Child Benefit Also includes information concerning the following
related provincial and territorial programs administered by Revenue Canada:
Alberta Family Employment Tax Credit - BC Family Bonus - New
Brunswick Child Tax Benefit - Newfoundland and Labrador Child Benefit - Northwest
Territories Child Benefit - Nova Scotia Child Benefit - Nunavut Child Benefit
- Saskatchewan Child Benefit - Yukon Child Benefit.
Canadian
Heritage
International
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
(CEDAW).
Ratified by Canada in December 1981.
Complete text of the Convention and Canada's fourth report.
Celebrating
Women's Achievements
- from the National Library of Canada
Maternity
benefits not available to those who need them most
Richard Shillington
May 2, 2004
"Canada's approach to Maternity Benefits
illustrates two disturbing impediments to democracy and effective social policy.
Those impediments are control by government officials of data and research to
make governments look good, and the three tier nature of Maternity Benefits."
Source:
Straight
Goods (note: the link above is time-limited --- after the article is moved
to the Straight Goods archive, you'll be taken to the $ subscription page before
you can access this site content)
Straight Goods is a subscription-based online
magazine with a decidedly left slant on current events and social issues. Current
site content is free, but you must be a subscriber to access most of the older
material. If you can afford the $30/yr. subscription fee ($10/yr. for low-income
subscribers), this is an excellent resource with an enormous archive of information. Related
Link: Employment
Insurance Changes Needed
Status of Women
May 7, 2004
"Mothers
need better support from the federal government to help care for their families,
the chair of the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women says in an
open letter to Liza Frulla, Minister of Social Development, and Joseph Volpe,
Minister of Human Resources Development."
- incl. a copy of the open letter
Source:
Nova
Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women
[ Government
of Nova Scotia ] Also from NSACSW: Report
Highlights Women's Economic Inequality Double Workload
June
14, 2004
Status of Women
"Nova Scotia women are still striving for
economic equality and a better balance of responsibilities at work and at home,
according to a statistical report released today, June 14. Women's Paid and Unpaid
Work is the fifth report in a series from the Advisory Council on the Status of
Women."
News
Release
Backgrounder
(PDF file - 8K, 2 pages) Complete report: Women’s
Paid and Unpaid Work (PDF file - 169K, 67 pages)
Women in Nova
Scotia (Part 5 of a Statistical Series) Child
Care in Nova Scotia Update (PDF file - 6K, 1 page)
June 11, 2004
Child
care statistics in the Women's Paid and Unpaid Work report are 2001 data. The
Department of Community Services has provided updated statistics, which are included
in this file. Advisory
Council Publications - impressive list of reports, studies, briefs and
statistics, including Informational
and Statistical (where you'll find links to earlier reports in this statistical
series) Source:
Nova
Scotia Advisory Council
on the Status of Women |
Building
Transitions to Good Jobs for low Income Women - Nova Scotia
July 7,
2004
By Stella Lord and Anne Martel
"This report is about low-income
women in Nova Scotia and their options for moving out of poverty. It was prepared
for the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women on the recommendation
of its Round Table on Women’s Economic Security. The report focuses on what
kind of transition-to-employment strategies and best practices would provide a
better foundation to enable women in Nova Scotia to move out of poverty into more
stable, well-paid employment."
Complete
report (PDF file - 249K, 70 pages)
Summary
and Recommendations (PDF file - 150K, 7 pages)
Source:
Nova
Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women
$3.5M
aid for abused women to improve counselling services - Ontario
April
6, 2004
"The Ontario government has come up with $3.5 million for transitional
housing for women fleeing abuse. Premier Dalton McGuinty will announce today the
cash to fund counselling for women as they move from emergency shelters to temporary
apartments. The counselling will involve everything from dealing with the legal
system to getting children enrolled in new schools. Almost $3 million in transitional
housing money was eliminated by the former Conservative government as part of
1996 across-the-board budget cuts.
(...) Meanwhile, Social Services Minister
Sandra Pupatello signalled yesterday that welfare and disability support rates
are unlikely to rise in next month's budget."
Source:
Toronto
Star
NOTE: go to the Canadian Social Research Links Canadian
NGO Sites about Women's Social Issues page to access the April 2004 report
calling on the Ontario Government to reform its welfare system to better protect
abused women.
A
Guide to Government Services for Women (revised October 2003)
Source
: Ontario Women's Directorate
- incl. links to and information about two dozen Ontario Government programs
and services for women : Human Rights Code - Ontario Housing Corporation - Child
Welfare - Employment Standards - Legal Advice - Breast Cancer Screening Program
- Long-Term Care - Violence Against Women - Women’s Economic Independence
(General - Women and Employment - Entrepreneurship - Education and Training -
Training Hotline - Students
[NOTE: Let's hope this is a work in progress -
there's no mention of financial assistance programs for either women or students
(among other areas). I'd like to suggest the following addendum for their next
update...
Welfare program:
Ontario
Works (OW) - for eligible people without disabilities
Ontario
Disability Support Program (ODSP) - for eligible people with disabilities
Source
: Ministry of Community, Family and
Children's Services
Student Assistance:
Ontario
Student Assistance Program
Source : Ministry
of Education / Ministry of Trainining, Colleges and Universities
Kimberly
Rogers Campaign for Change
"The inquest into the death of Kimberly
Rogers resulted in critical recommendations for change. It is up to all of us
to make sure those changes get made. [Ontario NDP MPP] Tony Martin is calling
on everyone to write, fax or email the Premier and the Minister of Community,
Family and Children's Services to demand immediate implementation of all of the
jury's recommendations. He is also calling on everyone to contact five friends
and ask them to do the same. To make it easier he has set up an electronic postcard
that can be sent automatically. TAKE ACTION..."
Press
Release - January 8, 2003
Source: Ontario
New Democratic Party Related Links: Case
Law / Court Decisions / Inquests - On this Canadian Social Research Links
page, you'll find links to information about the inquest into the death of Kimberly
Rogers and the Supreme Court case of Louise Gosselin (among others)
|
Final
Report of the New Brunswick Wage Gap Roundtable (November 2003)
Minister
releases wage gap report
New Brunswick Status of Women
News
Release
December 5, 2003
"The final report of the New Brunswick wage
gap round table was released today by Training and Employment Development Minister
Margaret-Ann Blaney, Minister responsible for the Status of Women. The report
recommends that the government lead a five-year action plan consisting of voluntary
measures to address the wage gap in the public and private sectors."
Complete report:
Closing
New Brunswick’s Wage Gap:
An Economic Imperative - PDF file
(1.5MB, 101 pages)
Source:
Women's
Issues
[ Executive Council
Office ]
2004 Report Card on
the Status of Women in New Brunswick
March 8, 2004
"Fully 75% of
New Brunswick women with preschoolers were in the labour force in 2002, a jump
from 70% the previous year. The 2004 Report Card on the Status of Women in N.B.
released today by the Advisory Council on the Status of Women notes that N.B.
has a higher rate than the Canadian average of 70% for women with preschoolers.
The majority (60%) of lone mothers with preschoolers were also out working for
pay in N.B. in 2002."
Media
Release (Word file - 25K, 2 pages)
2004
Report Card (PDF file - 1.76MB, 76 pages)
Poster
(PDF file - 179K, 1 page)
Factsheets (small PDF files, one-pagers) :
*
Women in the labour force * Violence * Youth * Aboriginal Women in NB * Woman
with Disabilities
Source:
New
Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women
[ Conseil
consultatif sur la condition de la femme ]
NOTE: the Council's home page
is also the What's New page; keep scrolling down that page for links to other
recent additions to the site
[ Women's
Issues ]
[ Executive Council
Office ]
Documents
of the Advisory Council on the Status of Women - includes links to earlier
report cards as well as to annual reports of the Council and reports on a variety
of topics, including the legal aspects of common-law relationships, sexual health,
child care, income assistance, women and voting, the pay gap, single parents,
and much more.
Issues
- links to overviews of 45 issues affecting women in New Brunswick, many including
links to more detailed info
Women
and the CHST: A Profile of Women Receiving Social Assistance in 1994
March 1998
Katherine
Scott, Centre for International Statistics
Canadian
Council on Social Development
Funded
by Status of Women Canada's Policy Research
Fund
See also (on separate
Canadian Social Research Links pages):
Links to
Canadian Women's Non-Governmental Organizations (Social Issues)
Links
to International Sites about Women's Social Issues
