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Turning Equality in Law into Equality in Fact: Government Policy for Gender Equality (2007-2017) In 2006, the Government of Quebec launched a 10-year public policy entitled Turning Equality in Law into Equality in Fact: Government Policy for Gender Equality, that would be in effect from 2007-2017. This policy was launched in follow-up to public hearings […]

Québec Committee on Social Affairs Report and Recommendations following General Consultation on the document entitled Towards a New Social Contract for Equality between Women and Men

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Québec Committee on Social Affairs Report and Recommendations following General Consultation on the document entitled Towards a New Social Contract for Equality between Women and Men The “Orders of the Day” for the Quebec National Assembly contain the announcement the Committee on Social Affairs, which held public hearings within the framework of a general consultation […]

Brief – Turning Equality in Law into de facto Equality – Towards a Second Government Action Plan for Gender Equality

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Brief – Turning Equality in Law into de facto Equality – Towards a Second Government Action Plan for Gender Equality This policy briefing was presented by the Femmes Autochtones du Québec/Quebec Native Women (FAQNW) in response to the invitation, issued by the National Assembly of Quebec’s Commission des relations avec les citoyens, to submit recommendations […]

Turning Equality in Law into Equality in Fact: Action Plan 2007-2010 (Poster)

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Turning Equality in Law into Equality in Fact: Action Plan 2007-2010 (Poster) This poster contains two charts which explain the first 3-year action plan for the Quebec government’s 10-year Gender Equality Policy. The first chart shows the “Tools of Governance,” and the second chart shows the “Guidelines, Objectives, and Priority Actions” for implementing the action […]

Turning Equality in Law into Equality in Fact: Action Plan 2007-2010 (2-page brochure)

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Turning Equality in Law into Equality in Fact: Action Plan 2007-2010 (2-page brochure) This 2-page brochure contains a brief summary in English of the 30-page French document entitled Pour que l’égalité de droit devienne une égalité de fait : le Plan d’action 2007-2010. This is the first 3-year action plan to support the 10-year policy developed […]

Invitation to participate in the General (Public) Consultation regarding “For a New Social Contract of Equality between Women and Men”

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Invitation to participate in the General (Public) Consultation regarding “For a New Social Contract of Equality between Women and Men” This is a copy of the public invitation sent out by the Committee on Social Affairs of the National Assembly of Quebec to invite organizations and members of the general public to submit a brief […]

For a New Social Contract of Equality Between Women and Men – Summary

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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, […]