LETTER OF INFORMATION Introduction You are invited to participate in a survey conducted by the Women’s Committee of the Canadian Labour Congress in partnership with researchers at the University of Western Ontario (Western). Barb MacQuarrie is the Community Director at the Centre for Research & Education on Violence against Women & Children (CREVAWC) in the Faculty of Education at Western; Dr. Nadine Wathen is an Associate Professor,
Equal Pay Day • April 16 TAKE ACTION! Why an Equal Pay Day? Although pay equity is the law in Ontario, women, on average, earn 31% less than men. This pay gap affects women of all ages and education levels. Women are often paid less, even when their skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions are similar to men’s. Women of colour, Aboriginal women and women with disabilities face the
This first pan Canadian annual survey gives us insight into a typical day in the life of women’s shelters and transition houses across the country, bringing us the voices of the women on the front-lines. Shelter workers from 242 shelters responded to our call. Shelters in all provinces and territories, with the exception of Nunavut, participated in the survey. Shelter Voices aims to shine light on the issue of violence
Whether you are involved in “One Billion Rising” events to recognize the harm done to society when Women and Girls face violence or “The Sisters in Spirit” vigils being held at this time to remember the missing Aboriginal Sisters we as Women still have much to do to ensure that each of our Sisters have the ability to Speak Out, Speak Up and Be Heard. The Labour Movement
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Equal Pay Day • April 9 • TAKE ACTION! In Ontario, women are “in the red” because they continue to earn on average 28 percent less than men for work of equal value. This wage gap is even more stark for racialized women, women with disabilities and Aboriginal women. The Ontario Federation of Labour is working with the Ontario Equal Pay Coalition to change that. We are raising awareness about
The ILO is highlighting the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace – an often subtle but disturbing form of aggression. Feature | 06 March 2013 GENEVA (ILO News) – Sisandra, 28, understands all too well the impact of sexual harassment in the workplace. As a telecommunications technician in Durban, South Africa, she works in a male-dominated environment. “My executive manager came to the office and
Today, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) calls on Canada’s federal government to commit to ending violence against women by taking action in three concrete ways. The CLC echoes UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet’s call for “bold action and decisive leadership”, for governments to translate international promises into concrete national action. (embed link:http://saynotoviolence.org/commit “We hope to see
This project will generate increased awareness of and discussion about the historical and contemporary experiences of Canada’s working women, particularly amongst women, seniors and youth. Through their involvement in the conceptualization and creation of the project (as the subject of oral histories or by participating in the project advisory committee), by seeing their stories and images, and those of their mothers and grandmothers, reflected in an exhibition, Canada’s working women
Informal employment is on the rise throughout the world, including in developed countries, and is synonymous with lack of protection and serious vulnerability. Women are discriminated against and edged out of the formal labour market, but are over-represented in the informal economy. On 8 March, International Women’s Day, the ICFTU will be focusing on organising women in the informal economy so that they can gain better rights and become a
