Employment Equity in the Ontario College System BY SIMMY HYMAN
Since 1975 the Ontario Community College system has pursued the goal of employment equity for women. Fourteen years have seen real change in some areas and minimal development in others. Special government initiatives have boosted and pushed forward equity, but there is a lack of consistency which has made the job difficult. I have been the Education and Employment Coordinator with Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology in Scarborough, Ontario, since 1980. It all began in 1972 when the Ontario government appointed an inter-ministerial committee to assess the status of women in the province of Ontario and make recommendations for future action. The essence of the committee's report was that special action must occur if any significant improvement was to be seen.
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