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Gender pay gap shadows women all along income ladder: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO – The average pay gap between men and women stands at 29.4 per cent in Ontario —…
Making Women Count
The Unequal Economics of Women’s Work Download 3.44 MB 5 pages This study, co-published by CCPA and Oxfam Canada, looks at how women in Canada…
Unpaid, unequal, and undervalued, says new report on women’s work and wages
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Women are unpaid, undervalued and unequal, says a new report published today by Oxfam Canada and the Canadian…
No free feminist lunch, Mr. Prime Minister
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The Next Step
Literacy Programming in Manitoba Download 342.69 KB20 pages Economists have estimated that low literacy levels cost the Canadian economy billions of dollars annually (Gulati 2013;…
alt.policy (Episode 3)
Gender wage gap + voting reform Is the gender wage gap fundamentally about discrimination? What are the roles of race and class? We talk to…
Fast Facts: Mothering Project – Effective prevention with vulnerable families
“The root causes of neglect—including poverty, poor housing, food insecurity, and substance abuse—lie beyond the scope of the child welfare system to resolve. But a…
Fast Facts: Lived Experience and Perspectives: Women, Mental Health and Housing in Winnipeg
Supportive Housing is an important model on the housing continuum and a positive choice for many people living with mental illness. Whether it is because…
Study reveals best and worst cities to be a woman in Canada
OTTAWA—A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) reveals the best and worst cities to be a woman in Canada. According…
The Best and Worst Places to Be a Woman in Canada 2015
The Gender Gap in Canada’s 25 Biggest Cities Download 1.7 MB82 pages This study ranks Canada’s 25 largest metropolitan areas based on a comparison of…
Infographic: The best and worst places to be a woman in Canada 2015
Canada has a gender gap. When it comes to pay, jobs, and safety, men and women still don’t get equal treatment in this country. Our latest…
We can afford $10 a day child care in BC
For families with school-aged children, summer is one of the most stressful and expensive times of the year as they scramble to find and pay…
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