Tuesday, February 26, 2008
The Economic Security of Women: UN Focus for 52nd Meeting on Women's Status
ACTEW contributed expertise to a Canadian delegation for the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women currently underway in New York City. The topic of this year's meeting is the economic success and the security of women.
Eight delegates were hosted by FAFIA and funded by Status of Women Canada to attend. They will return to their agencies across Canada to engage in community development projects inspired by UNCSW events.
As ACTEW's representative, Paula Wansbrough participated in the pre-sessional training seminar for the delegates on Feb. 23, speaking about national employment and training service trends for women as well as describing Ontario's LMDA implementation and its impact on women.
Other presenters at this training were:
During the weekend, ACTEW also connected with representatives of Canada's Status of Women, sharing LMDA implementation information as well as highlights on our upcoming release on the ten components of successful programming for women.
For more on the UNCSW, visit the UN website at:
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/52sess.htm
To learn about the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, visit:
http://www.ngocsw.org/en/main
Watch FAFIA's website for outcomes of this year's UNCSW:
http://www.fafia-afai.org/
Thank you to FAFIA for arranging the delegation and coordinating the highly informative training day.
Eight delegates were hosted by FAFIA and funded by Status of Women Canada to attend. They will return to their agencies across Canada to engage in community development projects inspired by UNCSW events.
As ACTEW's representative, Paula Wansbrough participated in the pre-sessional training seminar for the delegates on Feb. 23, speaking about national employment and training service trends for women as well as describing Ontario's LMDA implementation and its impact on women.
Other presenters at this training were:
- Lynell Anderson on the state of child care policy in Canada
Andrée Côte on public services, parental leave and EI, and pay equity
Michelè Asselin on women's economic security in Quebec
Rhonda Roffey on violence against women in the Ontario context
Louise Riendeau on violence against women in the Quebec context
Muriel Smith on gender budgeting at the local and provincial levels in Manitoba
Jessica Notwell on sustainable livelihoods
During the weekend, ACTEW also connected with representatives of Canada's Status of Women, sharing LMDA implementation information as well as highlights on our upcoming release on the ten components of successful programming for women.
For more on the UNCSW, visit the UN website at:
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/52sess.htm
To learn about the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, visit:
http://www.ngocsw.org/en/main
Watch FAFIA's website for outcomes of this year's UNCSW:
http://www.fafia-afai.org/
Thank you to FAFIA for arranging the delegation and coordinating the highly informative training day.
Labels: ACTEW_Activities, Issues_and_Trends, LMDA, Meetings_and_Events
