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The Federal Plan for Gender Equality
Canada, along with all United Nations member countries, was called upon to formulate a national plan to advance the situation of women, both within it...
Report on plans and priorities
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A Guide to the Major Sources at Statistics Canada
This Guide focuses on the data sources at Statistics Canada, the major Canadian provider of gender-specific data. Readers will not find any data or st...
Women, Civil Legal Aid and Access to Justice
A Collection of Policy Research Reports
The first report in this compilation examines whether the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA) should contain an open-ended clause that would prohibit dis...
The directory lists programs and services relating to women and work, education, social services and health, women and the law, women and culture, nat...
Policy Options and Implications for Women's Equality
This report examines equality issues of women with disabilities and the women who provide supports to them in the context of caregiving relationships....
A Critical Analysis of the Legal Framework Governing Immigrant Live-in Caregivers and Mail-order Brides
This report contains an analysis, from a feminist and intersectional perspective, of the legal framework governing 2 forms of trafficking in women in ...
A Guide for Policy-making
This research report looks at a variety of possible responses to the deterioration of standards and labour practices in the garment industry caused by...
The Impact of Sponsorship on the Equality Rights of Immigrant Women
Sponsorship is a procedure that allows people to immigrate to Canada in order to join their families without having to satisfy the usual selection cri...
The Impact of Restructuring Canada's Social Programs
February 1995 legislation entitled the Budget Implementation Act repealed the Canada Assistance Plan and introduced the Canada Health & Social Transfe...
Policy Options that Promote Equality and Economic Opportunities
This study aims to identify potential policy options to promote equality and economic opportunities for self-employed women, particularly during perio...
The first paper in this compilation is a review of the literature on First Nations women and self-government. It covers the following subject areas: t...
Public Concerns and Public Policies : Proceedings of a Symposium Held at Statistics Canada, March 26 and 27, 1998
Women, economic conditions, social conditions, economic indicators....
Perspectives on Gender and Social Responsibility
Canada's record of support to families with children has never been exemplary. Compared to other industrialized countries and to this country's proud ...
Among the multiplicity of objectives that high quality child care can meet is the pivotal goal of promoting equality for women. This paper identifies ...
Access to Justice for Abused Immigrant Women in New Brunswick
In recognition of the importance of exploring barriers to justice for abused immigrant women residing in predominately rural areas, this study was des...
Enhancing Women's Economic Participation Through Housing
This study examines whether affordable housing development & provision can be used to increase skill levels & employability for low-income women. It f...
Medical, social work....
"This report explores the causes, demographics and patterns of homelessness among young women (aged 12 to 24) in Canada. It includes case study report...
The Canadian Case
Criminal code, by-laws, women, service providers, preventive, reactionary....
Taking Action on Violence Against Women
This document is organized into two main sections. Part one guides you in organizing a community action group and creating a profile of your community...
Tenir Compte Des Rapports Sociaux Entre Les Sexes Lorsqu'il Est Question Du Capital Social
Challenges and Issues for Employability Programs in Quebec
This report presents the findings of an initial assessment of the utilization & effectiveness of employment, job access, and training programs among A...
New Discussions, New Tools for Action
Home economics, economic aspects, women, economic conditions, sexual division of labour, structural adjustment, economic policy, informal sector, macr...
The Impact of Trends in Non-standard Work on Single/lone-parent Mothers
This is an empirical study of the impacts the trends in the labour force have on single mothers. It provides a review of relevant literature on the ch...
A Catalyst for the Masculinist Discourse
The overall objective of this study is to do a comparative analysis of the principles and modalities that are shaping the transformation of social ass...
Discourses on Mothering Under Duress
This study investigates how situations of mothering under duress are discussed in Canadian policy documents, media portrayals and women's experiences ...
Young Women in Canada in the 1970's and Today
Initiatives and Lessons Learned
Beyond the Illusion : Final Report