| 1986 |
Aisla Thomson hired as the new
Executive Director and additional staff recruited |
|
CCLOW concluded the Decade
for Women project by publishing several documents including the research study
Decade of promise: An Assessment of Canadian women's status in education,
training, and employment 1976-1985 |
|
Policy and procedures manual
developed to guide CCLOW Board and staff |
| 1987 |
OASIS Policy Research Group
was hired by CCLOW to conduct an organizational review and develop plan of
action |
|
First issue of CCLOW newsletter,
Minerva, was published |
| 1980 |
CCLOW hired Susan Wismer to conduct
a major study, Women's education and training in Canada: A policy
analysis |
|
CCLOW initiated Literacy
Materials for Women project |
|
WISE (Women Interested in Successful
Employment) program launched in Newfoundland, an innovative bridging program
for women |
|
CCLOW-Quebec produced and
distributed in French and English a resource booklet for women who were
sexually abused in childhood |
| 1989 |
CCLOW celebrated its 10th
anniversary at a conference hosted by CCLOW-Nova Scotia, Celebrating our
History: Women's Groups in Nova Scotia since 1978. |
|
Mairi St. John Macdonald Scholarship
initiated, to be awarded annually to a Canadian woman in each province and
territory who is returning to school to complete her high school
education |
|
Volunteer Network Co-ordinators
appointed in each province/territory |
|
CCLOW experiences significant
decrease in federal funding as a result of funding reductions at Women's
Program |
|
Budget cuts lead to a reduction in
financial support for CCLOW networks |
|
Budget cuts lead to a reduction in
financial support for CCLOW networks |
|
Minerva ceased publication
due to reduction in federal funding |
|
CCLOW-New Brunswick co-sponsors
Charlotte Bunch lecture, Feminist perspectives on
diversity |
|
New Brunswick Network published
Breaking the Barriers: Women and Continuing Education |
in collaboration with CCLOW