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UN Tells Canada to Clean Up Its Act on Inequality, Social Rights
The 11-page document lists some positive developments, but overall lambastes Canada for its treatment of temporary foreign workers as well as women’s rights. It notes that Canadian women are still over-represented in part-time and low-paid work, and repeatedly cites failures regarding Indigenous people and African Canadians and the social disparities they face… Canada does not have a justice system that allows its citizen to fight for social rights.
Tags: economy, featured, ideology, Indigenous, participation, poverty, rights, standard of living, women
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On International Women’s Day, the need for national child care is more pressing than ever
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has ranked Canada dead last out of 25 states for the quality and accessibility of its child care. No single move by governments would make such a big difference in the lives of women and families as a comprehensive national plan to provide quality, affordable child care… politicians should remember that this remains one of the country’s biggest unmet social needs and resolve to make it a real priority.
Tags: budget, child care, ideology, participation, standard of living, women
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Gender equality is an opportunity, not a threat
We should not be afraid of the word feminism. Feminism is about equal rights and opportunities for men and women, about everyone having the same choices without facing discrimination based on gender. Equality is not a threat, it is an opportunity. We must not fear equality. It is an essential part of any society that wants to be a leader in sustainable development, clean economic growth, social justice, peace and security.
Tags: crime prevention, featured, ideology, participation, rights, standard of living, women, youth
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Forget the gender pay gap. The class gap is much bigger
Once women have children (or even if they don’t), they tend to take jobs with different characteristics – the ability to work at home, perhaps, or more predictable hours… In elite professions, the cost of “temporal flexibility” is very high… people who wring their hands about the gender pay gap tend to be focused on the professional class, to which they belong. They seldom focus on the occupations in which most women actually work
Tags: child care, economy, participation, rights, standard of living, women
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Ontario to end clawback of child support for parents on welfare
Several options are under consideration to ensure parents who receive child support can benefit from more of this income… The change would be in place by April 2017 at the latest… While the government contemplates transforming income security, welfare and disability benefits for more than 907,000 Ontarians will rise by a modest 1.5 per cent this year… Sousa announced an additional $178 million over the next three years to increase affordable housing.
Tags: budget, disabilities, featured, housing, ideology, poverty, standard of living, women
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Wynne commits $100M to curb violence against indigenous women
It consists of $80 million to support children, youth and families, including hiring 220 social workers; $15.75 million for steps to prevent human trafficking; $2.32 million in police and justice reforms; $1.15 million for violence awareness and prevention; $500,000 for improved collaboration with First Nations and Ottawa, and $750,000 for better data and research to track problems.
Tags: budget, crime prevention, Health, Indigenous, mental Health, women, youth
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The Trafficked: It’s time to end the attitude of entitlement
The issue of sex trafficking of indigenous and vulnerable women and girls is part of a broader issue of women’s inequality and violence against women. In Canada, we continue to turn a blind eye to attitudes of entitlement that allow the buying and selling of women and girls. We have an obligation to recognize the fundamental evil facts and act on them… We need to ask ourselves who is buying women and girls and end this practice, because without demand, there is no crime.
Tags: crime prevention, Indigenous, poverty, standard of living, women, youth
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Release Devastating Hospital Cuts & Flawed Process for Health Reform Consultation
The Ontario Health Coalition is calling for a formal, on-the-record, proper consultation on the proposed health reform plans with adequate time for Ontarians to give meaningful input before legislation is introduced. The Coalition is also calling for Ontario’s government to restore hospital funding levels to at least the average of the rest of Canada to stop the cuts and privatization of our vital local hospital services.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, mental Health, standard of living, women
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The High Cost of Getting Ahead: How Effective Tax Rates Affect Work Decisions by Lower-Income Families
Secondary earners in low-income families, usually the mother, face punishingly high tax burdens, according to the latest report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “The High Cost of Getting Ahead: How Effective Tax Rates Affect Work Decisions by Lower-Income Families,” author Alexandre Laurin finds that various federal and provincial government benefit programs, once they are clawed back with income, act like hidden tax rates, reducing the gains from work.
Tags: economy, featured, ideology, jurisdiction, standard of living, tax, women
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Stop treating sexual health as women’s responsibility
Who is getting women pregnant? Who is transmitting infections? Who is raping intoxicated women? In most cases, it’s men. We know that sexual violence is extremely common: the CDC estimates that at least one in five women is sexually assaulted in her lifetime. Estimates are closer to one in two for bisexual women and transgender people. The assailant is typically an opportunistic acquaintance who’s found a way to exploit his social power, and not an unknown brute in a dark alley.
Tags: Health, ideology, mental Health, women, youth
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