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WOMEN'S EDUCATION DES FEMMES,
a feminist connection to the world of learning and education, is published
quarterly by the Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women. CCLOW
is a national, nonprofit organization promoting feminist education and the
empowerment of women.
Editorial Board
Dilys
Kluthe (Chair) Jeanna Baty
Nancy Drost
Laurie Soper
Christina
Starr
Editing and Production
Christina Starr
Translation
Anne
Minguet-Patocka
Word Processing
Emilia
Cruz Prado
Poetry Editors
English
Nancy Chater (this issue)
Catherine Lake
(current)
French
Nathalie Stephen
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Hartley Gibson
Ltd.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
For this critical look at the situation of women's
training in Canada we are indebted to a number of insightful authors: Pat
Armstrong, Teresa Bassaletti, Marcia Braundy, Shauna Butterwick, Tanis Doe,
Hannah Hadikein, Jan Kutcher, Leti La Rosa, Karen Lior, Dorothy MacKeracher,
Joan McFarland, Eleanor Ross, Elspeth Tulloch, Helen Wagle, and Ingrid
Wellmeier. Reviews are by Irène Bujara and Lisa Schmidt; poetry is by
Cécile Guillemot, Tanis MacDonald, and Michelle Tracy.
CCLOW acknowledges the continuing financial support of
the Women's Program, Secretary of State.
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Discovering the strength
of our voices:
Women and
literacy programs
This is the report of the
first phase of CCLOW's research into women and literacy programs. Researched
and compiled by Betty-Ann Lloyd, this exploratory report documents the concerns
and questions of women students and staff in four literacy programs in
Canada.
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All women readers are invited to submit articles, ideas,
poetry, humour, commentary, reviews, resources, photographs, illustrations or
graphics. Send submissions to the Editor, WEdf, 47 Main Street, Toronto,
Ontario, M4E 2V6, or fax them to 416/699-2145. Material that is sexist, racist,
classist, homophobic, able-ist, age-ist or which is oppressive in any other way
will not be accepted for publication. Submitters who wish their material
returned should include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Writer's guidelines
are available.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
For the financial support to produce this special issue of
Women's Education des femmes on women's training in Canada, we
gratefully acknowledge The Women's Bureau of Labour Canada, The Ontario Women's
Directorate, CAW-Canada, Bell Canada, Kodak Canada Inc., Southam Inc., and
Telemedia Inc.
GUEST EDITOR
Rhonda Sussman is acknowledged for her editorial
support in producing this special issue. Rhonda has worked in the field of
skills training and adult education for several years. She is currently
employed by a skills training program for women in Toronto.
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COVER
The cover photograph shows a presser's station in a
garment factory in downtown Toronto. Taken by Lisa Sakulensky. |
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