A group of C.C.L.O.W. members agreed to work together to learn about the process of developing policy, and our collective efforts produced this report. We feel that this report is of interest to all those concerned with learning opportunities for women.
Women's Learning, Education & Training in Canada : 2000 & Beyond
This is the report of a conference on women's learning, education and training in Canada, held from March 2 to 5, 2000. The conference was hosted by the Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW), in collaboration with the National Women's Reference Group on Labour Market Issues (NWRG).
Women's Education Des Femmes, Spring, Vol. 10, No. 2
This article discusses training and education for women, and how women can obtain qualifications for access to non-traditional, professional or managerial occupations. The focus of the article is on apprenticeship training models used by the Norwegian Union of Municipal Employees, in an attempt at improving the working conditions, wages and opportunities for women at the lowest levels of public sector employment in Norway.
Women's Education Des Femmes, Spring, Vol. 9, No. 3
This article discusses racism among women in Canada, as well as the role of anti-racist educators in challenging people's existing notions of race, educating them about how these personal notions of race form the creation of racist structures, and offering them workable solutions to transform racist notions and structures into non-racist ones.
The article is presented in English and includes a summary written in French
This article describes research conducted to answer the question: “What happens when some women from 12 very different literacy programs decide to do something woman-positive?”
Women's Education Des Femmes, Spring, Vol. 13, No.1
Is it art? The enduring question has been asked since the Renaissance, when high art began to take place in the academies and decorative art was relegated to craft workshops. This article discusses the history of women artists and the reasons for the art/craft division.
The article is presented in English and includes a summary written in French.