This file contains a directory of programs, initiatives and materials which are designed to promote and support the integration of women into technical, trades, operations and blue collar occupations in Canada. The focus is on activities undertaken by employers, unions and associations representing either.
This file contains a 351 page publication prepared for the Open Learning Agency of the Province of British Columbia. It consists of the revised version of 1986. The publication has been revised to meet the National Standards for Exploratory Course in Trades and Technology for Women developed by WITT National Network. The revisions also reflect changes in technology, and the use of instructional technology by learners and instructors in the delivery of the program.
This file contains a booklet (37 pages) for suggestions for teaching female-friendly science. It is a project of the Female-Friendly Science Teaching Committee.
This file contains a draft program proposal submitted by Shirley Fredrickson, carpentry instructor at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George Campus. The proposed program was designed for women wanting to go into a non-traditional trade, technology training or blue collar worker, but who need more preparatory training to get to the point of entering a skilled trade apprenticeship or training program.
This file contains a publication, proceedings of a conference held in October 1 to 4, 1988 at Naramata, British Columbia. The book is the reflection of the knowledge and experience gained by Canadian Women as they struggle to gain access to the world of trades and technical work. It gathers the efforts, initiatives and programs of that time, which have been developed to assist in that process. It was the first Canadian volume to address these issues in depth.
This poster features a timeline of significant events related to abortion and reproductive rights in British Columbia. It is a pale pink poster with black text
The collection pertains to a wide range of feminist issues such as education, health, human rights, International Women’s Year, women and the law, mental health, marriage, women in the work force, women’s studies programmes, status of women, ISIS/women and film, etc. They were most likely collected by T.W. Dewolf in the course of her career and relate mostly to events and organisations in British Columbia (Canada), between 1971 and 1977. -- La collection porte sur un large éventail de questions féministes reliées à l'éducation, la santé, les droits de la personne, l'Année internationale de la femme, les femmes et le droit, la santé mentale, le mariage, les femmes sur le marché du travail, les programmes d'études féminines, le statut des femmes, ISIS/femmes et cinéma, etc. Ils ont probablement été collectés par T.W. Dewolf au cours de sa carrière et concernent principalement des événements et des organisations en Colombie-Britannique (Canada), entre 1971 et 1977.
