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11. The Equity Franchise (1996)
Women's Education des femmes, Spring 1996 - Vol. 12, No. 1
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Somer Brodribb, Sylvia Bardon, Theresa Newhouse, Jennifer Spencer
Some female students at the University of Victoria formed the CCC [Chilly Climate Committee], to investigate the climate of the Political Science department and give its faculty some recommendations on how to improve women's experiences in the department. This resulted in backlash and name calling both on campus and off.
The CCC received support from many individual women and women's groups, anti-sexism activists and anti-racist workers, who responded to the members' situation with outrage and recognition. However, this article was written by members of the CCC to discuss the system's processes and professional interactions which worked very hard and over a very long period against that support and to sustain harassment and keep discrimination organized.
Added: 2004-07-28
12. From One Who Works with Crones (1993)
Women's Education des femmes, Winter 1992-93 - Vol. 10, No. 1
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Cheryl Storey
Discrimination against older women is an educational form of violence in our society. Its ultimate end rationalizes the erasure of women's individual and collective presence, energy and empowerment which often grow and develop as women age. In an ageist and patriarchal society, aging in women is not just considered "ugly," but an outright disease.
In this article, the author examines how what we learn about growing old as women serves to rationalize and perpetuate the violence committed against us throughout our lives be it through commission, omission or outright denial. Also, she examines how a crucial aspect of violence prevention in relation to older women is celebrating and re-claiming our “her stories”, our "chronologies", and our "power-from-within".
Added: 2004-08-03
13. The Janus Project Workshop: Discussion Paper (1997)
New Learning Technologies and Women
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Jennifer O'Rourke, Linda Schachter
This discussion paper is a first step in exploring the impact of new learning technologies on learning opportunities for women in Canada, a process undertaken by CCLOW. The paper is designed to promote discussion and reflection, and to identify issues most important to those who are concerned with women's learning as educators, learners, facilitators, planners and policy makers.
Added: 2003-10-09
14. The Janus Project Workshop: Proceedings (1997)
New Learning Technologies and Women
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Christina Starr
In 1995, CCLOW developed the Janus Project to examine new communications technologies as they related to women's learning. The Project was conceived in two parts: the development of a discussion paper on issues surrounding new technologies and how they affect women's opportunities to learn, and a two-day workshop to discuss the findings of the paper and identity areas for further work. This paper records the proceedings of the workshop, held March 21-22, 1997 at the Hotel du Fort in Montreal.
Added: 2003-10-09
15. Learning to Tell My Own Stories (1995)
Women's Education des femmes, Fall 1995 - Vol. 11, No. 4
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Pamela Simmons
Pamela Simmons graduated in 1995 from the University of Western Ontario, and then planned to pursue a career as a freelance writer. In this article, she shares her thoughts and experiences on achieving her degree.
Added: 2004-08-31
16. Listening to the Women's Voices (1991)
Women's Education des femmes, Fall 1991 - Vol. 9, No. 2
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Fran Davis, Arlene Steiger
In this article, the authors look at the differences in behaviour, learning styles and attitudes between women and men in a traditional classroom.
Added: 2004-09-09
17. Mairi St. John Macdonald and Joan Brown Hicks: A Conversation (1989)
Women's Education des femmes, 1979-1989 - Vol. 7, No. 2
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Christina Starr
Mairi St. John Macdonald was the first national president of CCLOW, from 1979-1982. Joan Brown Hicks was CCLOW's president from 1985-1986.
This article features conversations among the author and these former presidents of CCLOW.
Added: 2004-07-30
18. McGill Students for Literacy: A Feminist Assessment (1994)
Women's Education des femmes, Spring 1994 - Vol. 11, No. 1
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Stephanie Garrow, Lynda Stokes
McGill Students for Literacy (MSL) is an independent literacy organization founded and operated by McGill University students. Its mandate is to train McGill students to tutor adults and youth in basic literacy skills and to promote awareness of illiteracy issues. MSL's tutoring services are free and all of the students involved work as volunteers.
As a final research project for an interdisciplinary seminar on Women's Studies, the authors conducted a feminist evaluation of MSL. They wanted to know the barriers to learning that women faced and whether or not MSL was meeting the needs of woman students, as well as the needs of tutors and administrators. This article is a summary of that evaluation, and of the situations of women involved in the program.
Added: 2004-08-05
19. A Ms. Infinity Conference: Notes North of 60 (1991)
Women's Education des femmes, Summer 1991 - Vol. 9, No. 1
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Madeleine Sauvé
This article is about the second Ms. Infinity conference, in Whitehorse, Yukon. Over 120 women were involved, with a full third of students coming to Whitehorse from rural communities.
Ms. Infinity Conferences across the province of BC and the Yukon expose young women in grades 9 and 10 to interesting and exciting career options and positive female role models, who are pursuing dynamic careers and education in science and technology. Ms. Infinity attempts to defy stereotypes of science careers and women scientists.
Added: 2004-08-27
20. National Training Reform in Australia: The Challenge for Women (1985)
Women's Education des femmes, Fall 1985 - Vol. 11, No. 4
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Kaye Schofield
The author talks about objectives for women in vocational education and training in Australia.
Added: 2004-09-09
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