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

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 […]

Who are the sandwich caregivers in Canada?

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Who are the sandwich caregivers in Canada? In this infographic, “sandwich caregivers” are people who indicated in the Canadian Social Survey (Wave 6) – Well-being and Caregiving that they provided unpaid care to people under 15 years of age and people 15 years and older who had a long-term condition, disability or problem related to […]

A Transformative Framework to Achieve and Sustain Employment Equity

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A Transformative Framework to Achieve and Sustain Employment Equity The Government launched a task force chaired by Professor Adelle Blackett to undertake the most comprehensive review of the Employment Equity Act since its introduction in 1986. That report is very clear: “Diversity is fact. Inclusion is a choice. Equity is the law.” Credit: Canadian Government, […]

Funding Through The Women’s Program: Women’s Groups Speak Out Report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women

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Funding Through The Women’s Program: Women’s Groups Speak Out Report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women This report is based on the testimony of diverse women’s groups and equality-seeking organizations, from Newfoundland to British Columbia, which participated in two roundtables on funding which the Committee held on 3 May 2005 and 10 […]