RESOURCES

MAKING CHOICES
Women in Non-traditional Jobs

Making Choices: Cathy Lessick, Auto Mechanic

by Sheila Amato & Pat Staton

Includes photographs of women at work in challenging jobs, personal experiences, qualifications, skills required and resources. Order from Seacraft Publications, 135 George Street South, #902, Toronto, Ontario, M5A 4E8. $14.95

Video

FINDING A JOB IS HARD WORK

Five short programs for low-income women. Video-Contact Women's Group, Box 4094, Williams Lake, B.C., V2G 2V2.

WOMEN AND WORK
A Women's Employment Resource Manual

This manual was produced because of the special Ontario government emphasis on women workers. A comprehensive source of practical information about women and employment in Canada, it is intended to be a tool to facilitate their successful integration into the labor market. Write to:

Women's Employment Ontario Region Canada Employment and Immigration Commission # 700 - 4900 Yonge Street Willowdale, Ontario M2N 6A8 (416) 224-4788

WOMEN IN THE LABOR FORCE:
A CASE STUDY OF THE MANITOBA JOBS FUND

The jobs fund has not responded equitably to the needs of women. Women are 43 per cent of the population but occupy less than 25 per cent of the fund jobs. Write to: the Manitoba Advisory Council on the Status of Women, 450 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3X1.

DIRECTORY OF TRAINING COURSES IN ONTARIO

The Ontario Ministry of Skills Development
A 630-page bilingual, comprehensive list may be ordered from 10 Bloor Street West, 11th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1P7.

WOMEN IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVOLUTION:
THE FEMINIZATION OF CLERICAL WORK

by Grahame S. Lowe McGill-Queen's Press

Lowe documents the growth and development of clerical and administrative labor in Canada - the emergence of large corporations, the development of scientific management in the office, and the impact of technology, as well as the feminization of office work which accompanied these processes.