Progress on women's rights : missing in action : a shadow report on Canada's implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, (issuing body.). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm), (distributor.).

Summary: "In Canada, as in most high-income countries, women had already achieved high levels of health and education by the mid 1990s. Women in Canada continue to have some of the highest healthy life expectancies in the world and their life expectancies are consistently on par with those of men. ... However, these high levels are not shared equally among women in Canada, nor have they translated to economic equality or equal representation in leadership roles. ... What follows is a detailed view of Canada's progress towards equality over the past five years. The report addresses the priority areas of concern identified in 1995, but provides additional information about emerging areas of concern. ... The report also documents important and persistent differences between different groups of women, with Aboriginal, racialized, and immigrant women, as well as women with disabilities, all suffering a disproportionate burden of inequality. Finally, there has been a notable shrinking of the federal government's role in addressing the barriers to gender equality both at home and as part of its international commitments"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781771251518
Physical Description: remote
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1 electronic text (87 pages).
Publisher: [Ottawa, Ontario] : Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives = Centre canadien de politiques alternatives, [2014]
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"October 2014". Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Women and the economy -- Women migrant workers -- Women and poverty -- Women and housing -- Education and training -- The girl child -- Childcare -- Violence against women -- Violence against Aboriginal women and girls -- Women and health -- Gender equity and LGBTQ rights -- Food security -- Women and armed conflict -- Women in power and decision-making -- Women and media -- Women and the environment -- Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women -- Research and data on gender equality -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Title from cover.