Browse by keyword "Women's issues"
21. Breaking with Tradition: Women in Blue Collar Work (1989)
Women's Education des femmes, Sept. 1989 - vol.7 no. 3
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Chandra Russell
In this article, the author talks about women in non-traditional occupations.
Added: 2004-03-25
22. 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
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
23. 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
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
24. The Bridging Program for Women: A CCLOW Model that Works (1986)
Women's Education des femmes, Fall 1986 - vol. 5 no. 1
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Powell Ariano Carol
In this article, the author describes a program which was offered in Regina and was thought to be a good model for educational services to women entering or re-entering the workforce or seeking career changes.
Added: 2004-03-25
25. Brief by Immigrant and Visible Minority Women (1985)
Women's Education des femmes, Fall 1985 - vol. 4 no. 1
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
This article contains an excerpt from a brief presented by the immigrant and visible minority women at a meeting in Ottawa, June 3, 1985.
Added: 2004-03-25
26. Building Communities for Change: Interview with Joan Kuyek (1988)
Woman's Education des femmes, Fall 1988 • vol.6 no.4
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Susan Wismer
This article features an interview with Joan Kuyek, who, at the time of the interview, had been the Economic Justice Coordinator with the United Church for two and a half years and had been involved in community organizing for 23 years.
The interview is presented in English with a summary included in French.
Added: 2004-02-12
27. Building Foundations for Technical Training: WITT Standards and Guidelines (1993)
Women's Education des femmes, Winter 1993 • vol.10 no.3/4
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Marcia Braundy
This article discusses program development standards for courses for women interested in exploring non-traditional occupations in trades, technology, operations and blue collar work. The standards were developed by the WITT (Women in Trades and Technology) National Network.
The article is written in English with a summary in French.
Added: 2004-02-12
28. But I'm Not a Therapist: Furthering Discussion About Literacy Work with Survivors of Trauma (1997)
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Jenny Horsman
This report is a brief introduction to the findings of a research project which examines the impacts of abuse on women's literacy learning and explores approaches to literacy programming in the light of these impacts.
Added: 2003-10-02
29. But I'm Not a Therapist: Literacy Work with Survivors of Abuse (1997)
Authors: Jenny Horsman
This article describes research that the author is working on, which will look at how current violence, or the aftermath of violence, can lead to various crises for women in literacy programs. The study will ask the following three questions:
1. What impacts of abuse are instructors (and other literacy workers) observing in literacy programs?
2. How can literacy workers address issues of violence in literacy programs?
3. What would "safety" mean in a literacy program and how is this concept understood by literacy workers?
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Added: 1997-03-30
30. Can this Marriage Be Saved? Women and the Canadian Labor Market (1994)
Women's Education des femmes, Fall 1994 • vol.11 no.2
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Susan Wismer
In this article, the author discusses her involvement in a research project on women's education and training policy and its relation to the labor market. Her role in this project was to take a look at the positive contribution that training can make to the lives of women.
The article was written in English and includes a summary written in French.
Added: 2004-02-12
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