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Feminist success stories
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Abuses by international corporations, withdrawal of social services and implementation of regressive legislation continue to impoverish women and reduce the quality of their everyday lives: women h...
Abuses by international corporations, withdrawal of social services and implementation of regressive legislation continue to impoverish women and reduce the quality of their everyday lives: women have reason to be demoralized. Recognizing this challenging and difficult situation, this volume reviews women's successes at feminizing Canadian institutions. It is intended to hearten the women's movement, and show the potential for feminist change and suggest ways to realize this potential.
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- Creator
- edited by Karen A. Blackford, Marie-Luce Garceau, Sandra Kirby = Célébrons nos réussites féministes / sous la direction de Karen A. Blackford, Marie-Luce Garceau, Sandra Kirby
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- Books
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- English, French
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- 1st ed
- Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press = Presses de l'Universite d'Ottawa, [1999]
- (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
- Physical Details
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- 1 electronic resource (348 p.)
- ISBNs
- 0776615912, 0776605119, 9780776615912, 9780776605111
- OCLC
- ocm43283304, on1055770361
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Text in English and French.
- Intro -- Contents - Sommaire -- Acknowledgements - Remerciements -- Introduction: Celebrating Success - Célébrons nos réussites -- Part I: Education - Partie I : Éducation -- The Unfinished Story: SSHRC's Strategic Grant Program on Women and Work -- Mais où sont-elles ? Fragments de l'histoire des Franco-Manitobaines de 1916 à 1947 -- The Universitys New Clothes: Morality Tales for Feminists in Modem Academe -- Gender Equity in the Canadian Sport Council: The New Voice for the Sport Community -- Part II: Women at Work - Partie II : Femmes et travail -- Feminisms, Feminizing, and Democratization in Canadian Unions -- Intersecting Multiple Sites of Marginalization: The Work of Feminizing within an Educational Workers' Union -- La création de nos propres institutions : une voie à emprunter -- Part III: Reinventing Ourselves at Any Age - Partie III : Réinventons nos vies -- Girl Guides of Canada: The Feminist Promise in the "Promise and Law -- Dancing the Road to Success: Metro Dance and Women -- Place aux actrices sociales! Les Franco-Ontariennes de 45 à 64 ans -- Aboriginal Women's Economie Renewal: A Project of Re-inventing Strengths from the Past -- Part IV: Healing Body and Spirit - Partie IV : Santé du corps et de l'esprit -- Sous le soleil féministe en théologie -- Réflexion sur les méthodes et la féminisation de l'institution médicale -- Alternatives to Hierarchy in Feminist Organizations: A Case Study -- Personal and Organizational Change: A Feminist Sexual Assault Program -- The Feminization of the Black Baptist Church in Nova Scotia -- Part V: Caring - Partie V : Question de soins et de services -- Mothering for the State: Three Stories of Working Class Foster Mothers -- Caring to Overcome Differences, Iniquities, and Lifestyle Pressures: When a Parent Has a Disability
- Implementing Principles: An Alternative Community Organization for Children -- Feminizing Social Welfare: The Needlework Guild of Canada, 1892-1995 -- Part VI: What We Have Learned - Partie VI : Leçons de nos expériences -- Conclusion: The Faces of Feminist Change - Les multiples visages du changement féministe -- Contributors - Collaboratrices