I'd have to agree with that; like most of these gov't offices, the only women they actually help are the ones employed in the office. As far as accomplishing anything concrete, I'd say their score was pretty low.
Good - stop separating the genders in advancement of all concerns.
Women do wonderfully in volunteerism as well as making things happen - and work best in community effort where they can act on a one-to-one basis, seeing the results of their labor...
Ms. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North said:Mr. Speaker, no one can dispute the importance of helping low income Canadians to acquire the tools they need to move out of poverty. For women, increased financial knowledge and skills building rank high among those tools.
In Winnipeg's north end, the women and money project has been providing these tools to women since 2000, from basics such as getting identification papers and navigating through financial forms, to training in job skills and valuable work experience. The women and money project has been a great success, or it had been until the Conservatives cut off its funding, part of the government's offensive against any measure that empowers women.
Winnipeg North just celebrated the opening of the Community Financial Services Centre, a groundbreaking initiative and the first of its kind in Canada that will provide access to financial services, counselling and micro-loans to those abandoned by big banks and left to the mercy of payday lenders. This is a testament to the power of a community to rise above all odds in the face of big money interests.
We cannot allow the women and money project to die. The government must reinstate its funding.
... Men on average still earn 61% more than women. ...
Men still earn on average 61% more than women? Where do these stupid statements come from?...
Its called CANSIM. I try to rely on primary sources.
Geography=Canada
Earnings=Female-to-male earnings ratio (percent)
Work activity2=All earners
2000 61.7
2001 62.1
2002 62.8
200362.9
200463.5A
Source: Statistics Canada
notice a trend?
anyone else care to nitpick?
2. Both earners and non-earners undertake work activity. Earners work full-year full-time; full-year part-time; part-year full-time; or part-year part-time. Non-earners include unpaid workers.
...nor Bit here.
Female bus drivers earn exactly the same money as their male counterparts, as do female letter carriers, police officers, and any other job we might care to mention. There is no way any employer could pay women less than men doing the same job. If they could, what would stop employers from simply hiring all women..............it would make sense...
Perhaps in jobs where you negotiate your salary this might be an issue, but it is not the governments business to dictate negotiated salaries. I'm sure the Status of Women dept doesn't agree...nor Bit here.
why don't you wait until you have something intelligent to say for a change instead of making crap up and throwing it at people?
...Besides I don't think I'm far off the mark here.