August 2024 – CCWESTT

For a New Social Contract of Equality Between Women and Men – Summary This briefing presents a brief overview of the progress made in Quebec over the previous 30 years, reports on persistent inequalities, and proposes a government strategy for achieving true equality between men and women. The briefing calls for the Government of Quebec […]

The Harper government’s re-orienting of Status of Women Canada

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The Harper government’s re-orienting of Status of Women Canada This case study shows how, by 2015, funding that used to go to women’s organizations, as well as research and advocacy about women, was reallocated primarily to programs led by, or partnered with, business groups with a much narrower, primarily economic focus. This shift moved the […]

The Report of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women

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The Report of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women This document contains the final report and recommendations of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada, established on February 3, 1967. The commission’s mandate was to inquire into and report on the status of women in Canada and to make specific […]

Guide to Gender Diversity in Employment – Employer’s Guide

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Guide to Gender Diversity in Employment – Employer’s Guide The provincial governments of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador jointly published a guide to help employers develop an action plan for achieving gender diversity in the workplace, review their Human Resource System, improve training and development, and increase the recruitment, […]

2021-2025 Collective Agreement – Civil Engineering and Roads Sector (Quebec)

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2021-2025 Collective Agreement – Civil Engineering and Roads Sector (Quebec) The Government of the province of Quebec has established equal pay for work of equal value by negotiating the wages to be paid (regardless of gender) to the entire labour force of Red Seal tradespeople, apprentices, general labourers, helpers, etc. in the “Civil Engineering and […]

2021-2025 Collective Agreement – Institutional and Commercial Sector (Province of Quebec)

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2021-2025 Collective Agreement – Institutional and Commercial Sector (Province of Quebec) The Government of the province of Quebec has established equal pay for work of equal value by negotiating the wages to be paid (regardless of gender) to the entire labour force of Red Seal tradespeople, apprentices, general labourers, helpers, etc. in the “Institutional and […]

2021-2025 Collective Agreement – Residential Sector (Province of Quebec)

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2021-2025 Collective Agreement – Residential Sector (Province of Quebec) The Government of the province of Quebec has established equal pay for work of equal value by negotiating the wages to be paid (regardless of gender) to the entire labour force of Red Seal tradespeople, apprentices, general labourers, helpers, etc. in the “Residential” sector of the […]

2021-2025 Collective Agreement – Industrial Sector (Province of Quebec)

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2021-2025 Collective Agreement – Industrial Sector (Province of Quebec) The Government of the province of Quebec has established equal pay for work of equal value by negotiating the wages to be paid (regardless of gender) to the entire labour force of Red Seal tradespeople, apprentices, general labourers, helpers, etc. in the “Industrial” sector of the […]

Gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament: State of Play

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Gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament: State of Play This study examines the current state of play of gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament. It gives an insight into the concept of gender mainstreaming and the possible tools to implement it, provides an overview of Parliament’s current gender mainstreaming policy (with a particular focus on […]

Promoting equality between women and men

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Promoting equality between women and men This 12-page briefing provides an update regarding the status of gender equality based upon data collected by the EU Gender Equality Institute. EU monitoring shows that action is still needed to achieve the gender equality goal. Advances have been made over the past decade, but progress has been slow […]