RESOURCES

DECADE OF PROMISE

AN ASSESSMENT OF CANADIAN WOMEN'S STATUS
IN EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT 1976 - 1985

Prepared for Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW) by Avebury Research and Consulting Ltd. August 1986. ISBN 0-921283-05-9. Available from CCLOW, 47 Main Street, Toronto, Ontario M4E 2V6. Tel: (416)699- 1909. $9.95 per copy.

This new CCLOW study provides a statistical analysis of the status of women in Canada in the areas of education, training and employment from 1976 to 1985 - the years of the United Nations Decade for Women. Findings indicate that, while women have made some gains in these areas, existing education and training programs fail to adequately meet the needs of disadvantaged women. The study provides detailed statistical information and highlights recommendations for action.

EDUCATING FOR CHANGE: WOMEN IN THE NEXT DECADE

Papers from the 1984 CCLOW Conference

Available from Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW), 47 Main Street, Toronto, Ontario M4E 2V6. Tel: (416)699-1909. ISBN 0-921238-03-2. $6.95 per copy.

A collection of 6 papers from the 1984 CCLOW Conference which explore the changes which will be necessary to achieve equality for women. "While each author shares her individual dream or vision of what change is needed, the major conclusion of each is similar: there must be a recognition and integration of feminist principles and values in the social, political and economic spheres before women and men are truly equal."

POVERTY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

Copies of Poverty in British Columbia are available for $2.50 from Wes Knapp, B.C. Teachers' Federation, 2235 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6J 3H9, or by calling (604)731-8131 or toll free 1-800-663-9163.

By Sandy Cameron for End Legislated Poverty (ELP) which is a 19 member coalition of B.C. groups.

This booklet, entitled Poverty in British Columbia, was written by unemployed teacher, Sandy Cameron. It profiles who the poor in Canada are, examines the social costs of unemployment and poverty, and discusses how poverty can be eliminated. Designed to be used in high schools, it contains student activities to be done in the classroom. These include such exercises as working out a budget for a family of three earning the minimum wage, and role playing unemployment and poverty situations. It also contains a resource section of materials, community health centers, community organizations, and the B.C. Federation of Labour Unemployment Action Centers and Co-ordinators.

WHEN I GROW UP...

CAREER EXPECTATIONS AND ASPIRATIONS
OF CANADIAN SCHOOLCHILDREN

A pilot project undertaken for the Women's Bureau of Labour Canada. Available from: Publication Distribution Centre, Labour Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A OJ2. Tel: (819) 994-0543. ISBN 0-662-14968-8. Labour Canada Catalogue Number LO16-1528 / 86E.

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" is a question commonly asked of children. What are the sources of children's information about career choices? What vision do they have of the labour force they will join when they become adults?

This research project is intended to provide empirical evidence of the extent to which boys and girls are aware of the increasing opportunities for women in occupations formerly undertaken only by men. The vision of their adult lives held by elementary school pupils is important as an indicator of future changes in sex-role stereotyping.

Dormer Ellis and Lyz Sayer were the principal investigateurs.

Également disponible en français sous le titre : QUAND JE SERAI ADULTES, JE… Les attentes et les aspirations des écoliers canadiens à l'égard de leur carrière.