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11. Bridges to Equity (1991)
Women's Education des femmes, Fall 1991 • vol. 9 no.2
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Elizabeth Bohnen, July Klie
Collection: Research Materials
This article is about the “BRIDGES to Equity training program (BRIDGES)”, an employment equity measure developed by the City of Toronto, designed to help women employees move from their traditional jobs into trades, technology, or operations within their own organization.
It is written in English with a summary in French.
Added: 2004-02-11
12. BRIDGES: An Employability Program For Abused Women (1992)
Women's Education des femmes, Winter 1992-93 • vol.10 no.1
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Joan Krisch, Arlene Wells
Collection: Research Materials
This article is about the “BRIDGES Employment Training Project” in Victoria, BC. All the participants are women survivors of child-hood and/or adult abuse who identify the abuse as a major barrier to employment. BRIDGES addresses gaps in education that are part of the legacy of abuse. Overcoming this barrier and making changes is accomplished through learning, both academic and social.
The article is written in English with a summary in French.
Added: 2004-02-11
13. Canadian Woman Studies / les cahiers de la femme (1988)
Fall/Winter, Volume 9, Numbers 3&4
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Elizabeth Brady, Ed.
Collection: Research Materials
This is a feminist quarterly which was founded with the goal of making current writing and research on a wide variety of feminist topics accessible to the largest possible community of women.
Added: 2003-10-09
14. Celebrating International Literacy Day, September 8, 2002 : Teach the Mothers and Reach The Children (2002)
Authors: Thomas G. Sticht
Collection: Research Materials
In the context of International Literacy Day, this article discusses the positive effects of education on mothers, which in turn affects the cognitive development and educational attainment of their children. The author makes specific reference to an organization in Washington DC called Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW), which conducts related research and provides training to women.
Added: 2002-08-28
15. A Chance to Talk (1993)
The Birth of the Feminist Literacy Workers' Network
Authors: Hélène Blais, Sally Gellard
Collection: Research Materials
This is a report on the activities of the Feminist Literacy Workers Network (FLWN) over a two year period.
Added: 2004-02-05
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16. Changing Paths (2002)
A literacy & life skills program for women in conflict with the law
Authors: Bev Sochatsky, Sarah Stewart
Collection: Learning Materials
In 1998, a program was undertaken by the Edmonton John Howard Society and the Elizabeth Fry Society of Edmonton, with the collaborative support of numerous community-based agencies and organizations. This program was especially designed for women who were in, or at risk of being in, conflict with the law. The program focused on an integrated literacy and life skills approach to learning, with a commitment to participatory approaches to education from a feminist perspective.
The program had three Phases: Phase One, research and the development of a conceptual framework, was conducted in 1998-1999; In Phase Two, the framework was tested through four program pilots held in Edmonton in 1999-2000; Phase Three began in September 2000 with the goal of integrating literacy skills into an already-existing life skills program.
This curriculum guide is a sequel to the curriculum developed in Phase Two. It is a record of selected Changing Paths program activities from September 2000 to June 2002.
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Added: 2005-05-11
17. Concordia Women's Centre: A Place of Resistance (1993)
Women's Education des femmes, Winter 1992-93, Vol. 10, No. 1
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Margot Lacroix
Collection: Research Materials
The topic of this article is violence against women on university campuses, as well as the value of the Concordia Women's Centre to women on the Concordia University campus.
Added: 2004-03-26
18. Congress Report - Designing Our Future (2000)
Women's Learning, Education & Training in Canada : 2000 & Beyond
Authors: Christina Starr
Collection: Research Materials
This is the report of a conference on women's learning, education and training in Canada, held from March 2 to 5, 2000. The conference was hosted by the Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW), in collaboration with the National Women's Reference Group on Labour Market Issues (NWRG). The designated themes were: Learning, Work and Gender Equity; Technology and Women's Learning; Women's Literacy Education; Learning and Trauma; Older Women and Learning; and Supporting Women's Learning.
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Added: 2000-01-01
19. The UN Decade for Women : One Woman's Personal Assessment (1985)
Women's Education des femmes, Winter 1985 - Vol. 4, No. 2
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Dr. K. Margaret Fulton
Collection: Research Materials
In this article, the author reflects on the U.N. Decade for Women, which ended in 1985. She notes that it must be acknowledged that the achievements of the Decade were considerable.
Added: 2004-09-03
20. Decade of Promise (1986)
An Assessment of Canadian Women's Status in Education, Training and Employment, 1976 – 1985
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Avebury Research & Consulting Limited
Collection: Research Materials
This research study serves to determine, from a statistical and analytical perspective, the impact of the United Nations Decade for Women (1976-1985) on women in Canada; whether Canadian women made any progress in three areas: Education, Training and Employment.
Added: 2003-10-07
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