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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
Jun 09 2010
Women are more likely to put others’ financial needs ahead of their own. They often feel torn between the desire to do what’s best for their family and what’s best for their own future. While women may be hurting themselves, there’s clearly a social benefit when women chose to use their earnings to pay for university, support their children or help care for aging parents.
Tags: economy, globalization, women
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Monday, May 31st, 2010
May 26, 2010
Teen pregnancy rates have fallen more steeply in Canada over the last decade than in the United States, England or Sweden, a new study shows. Between 1996 and 2006, the most recent year for which information is available for all four countries, Canada’s teen pregnancy rate declined in each consecutive year, falling from 44.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 1996 to to 27.9 in 2006. That represents a 36.9% decline over the course of a decade, compared to a 25% decline in the U.S., a 4.75% dip in England (where statistics include Wales) and a 19.1% increase in Sweden.
Tags: Health, women
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Friday, May 14th, 2010
May 14 2010
• How could a government that is using every device at its disposal to abolish the gun control registry that women fought for, claim to be improving their safety?
• How could a government that ignores the disappearance of 580 aboriginal women claim to care about their safety?
• How could a government that stokes fears of violence when the crime rate is dropping, claim to be making women safer?
Tags: crime prevention, women
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
May 04, 2010
If the incomes of public sector workers were equal to those in the private sector, fiscal deficits of governments would be lowered by at least $19-billion. …the existing gap is due entirely to the higher levels of unionization of the public sector and to the disproportionate power the public-sector unions have in raising the incomes of their members.
Tags: budget, standard of living, women
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Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
April 13, 2010.
Women now hold the majority of jobs in the public service, filling about 55 per cent of all jobs. They also have a firm hold on senior jobs, holding about 43 per cent of all executive positions. …the biggest worry about amending the Employment Act and removing women as an equity group is the impact on visible minority women who face a difficult time getting into the public service and management.
Tags: rights, women
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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
April 13, 2010
… while the budget is short on social policy, it does include some isolated initiatives specific to women, families and persons with disabilities; First Nations; housing; employment and training; and the environment. This analysis summarizes CASW’s observations and comments on these initiatives.
Tags: budget, disabilities, housing, Indigenous, women
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Thursday, April 8th, 2010
April 8, 2010
Despite grim statistics that show a stubborn earnings gap of 30 per cent between aboriginal people and other Canadians, aboriginal women who go to university are actually enjoying a kind of advantage – and one not shared by aboriginal men… aboriginal women are narrowing the wage gap with aboriginal men… Part of the reason is aboriginal women are attending university in greater numbers.
Tags: Indigenous, standard of living, women
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
TheGlobeandMail.com – Opinions/Editorial – The hurdle to leap in the next election: For a country that prides itself on its inclusiveness and diversity, Canadians are doing a poor job of reflecting their society in their political ranks, especially women
Published on Jan. 11, 2010 12:07AM EST Last updated on Jan. 12, 2010.
Tags: women
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