Presented here is an overview of a presentation on Women's Access to Training given by Ursule Critoph, Senior Associate, Canadian Labour Force Development Board at CCLOW's Annual General Meeting in 1998.
Women's Education des femmes, Fall 1991 - Vol. 9, No. 2
Because of predicted labour shortages in the future, more women are being encouraged into scientific careers especially in engineering. However, the few women who are now in science are mostly in biology and biochemistry and in jobs which pay less than men's and with fewer opportunities for advancement.
Women's Education des femmes, Fall 1988 - Vol. 6, No. 4
This article discusses The Women Inventors Project, a non-profit educational program founded in 1986 and based in Waterloo, Ontario. Women obviously have the drive, creativity and ability to invent successfully but there are still relatively few women anywhere who receive patents on their inventions. According to the Canadian patent office, only one percent of Canadians receiving patents are women; that is, less than ten per year.
Women: Know Your Rights is the name of a manual for women in the Alberta workforce. It was produced by members of Edmonton Working Women out of a recognized need to supply working women with a straightforward, easy-to-use guide to their rights.
In this article, the author discusses the Montreal Assault Prevention Centre. It is prevention which defines the work of this Centre–unique prevention programs are offered there for many groups who are particularly vulnerable: women, children, elderly people, and those with intellectual or physical disabilities.
Women's Education des femmes, 1979-1989 - Vol. 7, No. 2
This article is about the WISE program (Women Interested in Successful Employment), initiated in 1987 by CCLOW-Newfoundland in co-operation with the Association for Lifelong Learning. The WISE program was an innovative bridging program which offered flexible learning, counselling, and self-development.
