PUBLICATIONS EQUALITY IN
EMPLOYMENT: Judge Rosalie Silberman Abella, Commissioner. Published October 1984. A splendidly researched and organized document which lists 117 recommendations, some of them of the utmost importance. No. 103: part-time workers should receive on a pro-rated basis the same protection, rights, and benefits as those guaranteed to full-time workers. The extensive bibliography should also be of great value. A SUMMARY OF A NEW
DIRECTION FOR CANADA: A Discussion Paper Presented by The Minister of Finance. Prepared for the Coalition of National Voluntary Organizations by the Cdn. Assoc. for Adult Education to promote public discussion and response. Cost: $2.00; French and English. Copies available from: NVO, 275 Bay St., Ottawa, Ontario K1R 5Z5. THE REPORT OF THE TASK FORCE
ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITY An examination of the Ontario experience. Sport is one of the bastions of the male, and the question arises: do the tax dollars that finance sport do so on a gender-free basis of equality? Are there institutional barriers placed in women's way? Example: a rule in mixed curling which provides that the Skip must be a man! Published: Vol . 1, Sept. 1983; Vol .2, Dec. 1984. WHAT JOBS PAY By Paul Anisef and Etta Baichman; John Wright, Consulting Editor. Published by Hurtig Publishers Ltd., 10560 - 105 St., Edmonton, Alberta T5H 2W7; 336 pages; $18.95 paper and $27.95 cloth. Brings together detailed information on jobs, educational qualifications and salaries, and relates these factors to gender, industry, region and city differences. It includes predictions based on current trends indicating which jobs will be in demand and which are threatened by technological advances and shifts in world economy. STATUS OF WOMEN, Jan /Feb '85 edition. Published by the B.C. Teacher's Federation. Though directed at teachers, the material is of general interest to women. The cover story is an account of a teacher who wished to change her name, but was universally refused the right to do so because "... a married woman, can only have [her) husband's name or ( her) maiden name," but could not adopt a different name, although men could. Banks, department stores, the motor license bureau, the Lieutenant Governor in Council - even her own lawyer - were unanimous: NO! But a letter to the Minister of Health elicits the response that the law had been changed and she was legally within her rights in making the change. Alison Kirkley, B.C. teacher, helped to change the law. PEOPLE IN TRANSITION SERIES Three booklets in this series are now available. The
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in length. Cost: $1.50 per booklet. THE LEARNING
ENTERPRISE: ADULT LEARNING, By Dr. Lewis J. Perelman. Published by the Council of State
Planning Agencies. In this report Dr. Perelman argues that defusing a crisis of
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