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Every Step You Take
Ontario’s Gender Pay Gap Ladder Download 985.71 KB 20 pages This study makes a new contribution to the understanding of Ontario’s gender pay gap by drawing upon a decile analysis…
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 Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)….
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 and around the world are…
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; McCracken and Murray 2010; Sharpe…
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 Kate McInturff, CCPA senior researcher…
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 collaborative approach, working with parents…
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 a person faces greater challenges…
Study reveals best and worst cities to be a woman in Canada
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) reveals the best and worst cities to be a woman…
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 how men and women are…
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 report on how women…
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 for child care. But for…
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