Women's Economic Security-Training Session Materials, UNCSW March 2008

The 52nd session of the United Nations' Commission on the Status of Women took place in March 2008. The theme for these sessions was "Financing for Women's Equality".

FAFIA led a delegation of eight women to attend these sessions. The delegation took part in a training session on women's economic security in Canada to lend domestic context to these international meetings.

Please find our training materials on women's economic securiy after the jump...The following documents were used in the FAFIA hosted training session on women's economic security in Canada:

Contingent Work

Women in the Canadian Labour Market

provided by A Commitment to Training and Employment for Women (ACTEW)

8 Things to Know About Women and the Economy

Women Entrepreneurs

Charting the Territory

Women Centred CED (Community Economic Development)

provided by Canadian Women's Community Economic Development Council

Women’s Experiences of Social Programs for People with Low Incomes

provided by The Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women

Federal Budget Overview 2007

FAFIA's Gender Budgeting Overview

Synthesis-Improving Maternity and Parental Benefits for Women outside of Quebec: Proposals for Law Reform by Rachel Cox with collaboration from Ruth Rose for the National Association of Women and the Law August 2007

Synthesis-First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Children and Youth: Time to Act -The National Council of Welfare’s Report Fall 2007

Synthesis- Women and the Employment Insurance Program By Monica Townson and Kevin Hayes for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives November 2007

Synthesis- Women, Tax and Social Programs: The Gendered Impact of Funding Social Programs Through the Tax System by Claire F.L. Young for Status of Women Canada October 2000

Synthesis- The Rich and the Rest of Us: The changing face of Canada’s growing gap By Armine Yalnizyan for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives March 2007

Canada's Commitment to Equality : A Gender Analysis of the Last Ten Federal Budgets (1995-2004) Executive Summary

Why Tax Policy Matters to Women

FAFIA Submission to Standing Committee of Finance, Pre-Budget Consultations November 2007

prepared by The Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA)