CCLOW Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women

CCPEF Congrès canadien pour la promotion des études chez la femme

47 Main Street Toronto, Ontario M4E 2V6 Tel: (416) 699-1909 Fax: (416) 699-2145 email: cclow@web.net Registered charity no. N° d'enregistrement de la charite 0615-179-13

Our Mission

Founded in 1979, the Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW) is a national, feminist voice for women's education and training in Canada with networks in every province and territory. Our goal is to achieve social, political, and economic equality for girls and women through improved and expanded learning opportunities. CCLOW further recognizes that equity in education and training must go hand in hand with pay equity, employment equity, the recognition of and respect for diversity, and the restructuring of work and family life.

CCLOW believes that women's contributions to the economy and society are, and must re considered to be, an investment in Canada's future. This means a restructuring and re-evaluation of work and family life. We support a quality of life whereby every person has access to meaningful work, quality education, and an adequate standard of living. The economic potential of all Canadians must be valued, recognized, and supported.

We support: (1) formal, non-formal, lifelong, and experiential learning; (2) education for adults based on feminist principles of equality and inclusion; (3) every woman's right to an education; and (4) every woman's right to safety.

CCLOW works at both the local and national levels, and in collaboration with other women's groups to advance women's equality by:

1. Researching women's learning issues.
   
   
2. Advocating for the expansion and improvement of educational and learning programs; and consulting with governments and institutions.
   
   
3. Developing innovative programs and learning resources which increase women's access to learning opportunities.
   
   
4. Organizing public education activities.
   
   
5. Networking and undertaking cooperative activities.
   
   
6. Sharing and exchanging information through networking and by producing print and electronic publications.
   
   
7. Exploring new ways of making decisions based on consensus and consultation.

A national voice for women's education and training in Canada
Un porte-parole national de l'éducation et de la formation des femmes au Canada