This file contains a bibliography of background materials and curriculum resources to encourage girls and young women to enter the fields of computer technology, engineering and trades, leadership and entrepreneurship, mathematics and science.
This file contains a booklet created by ACTEW A Women's Training Community with the support of the government of Ontario, through the Ontario Women's Directorate.
This file contains a booklet created by Heather-Jane Robertson for the Canadian Teacher's Federation. The bibliography is intended as a supplement to a poster. It is divided into the following headings: general, career and future plans, international perspective on girls and education, self-esteem, violence, and young women and sexuality. In addition, contact information for co-sponsors of the CTF poster are listed at the end of the bibliography.
This file contains a summary report prepared by Generations Research Inc. to Employment and Immigration Canada. The overall objective of the research was to assess the understanding, knowledge and awareness of the importance and processes of career planning among students in the age group of 11 to 14 year olds. The booklet contains notes and part of the text are highlighted.
This file contains a 142 page publication produced in cooperation between the Ontario Women's Directorate and the Canadian Teacher's Federation and written by Heather-Jane Robertson and Beth McAuley. It consists of a book on background materials and curriculum resources to encourage females in the fields of mathematics, science, and technology. It includes an annotated bibliography.
This file contains a publication with an English and a French version written by Heather-Jane Robertson. It provides opportunities to stimulate idea-generation in schools and offers contacts for projects. The publication's aim is to serve as a catalyst for information exchange among teachers and to enrich the quality and quantity of scientific education for female students.
This file contains a 116 page publication which was the result of a national survey commissioned by the Canadian Advisory on the Status of Women, on young women opinions and experiences on their lives.
This file contains a 77 page publication which was a result of a research project funded by the Women's Bureau of Labour Canada. The project's aim was to gain some insight into the career aspirations (ideal choices) and expectations (realistic choices) of children attending elementary schools in Canada.
This file consists of an 80 page symposium report which includes an English and French version. The CACSW asked various ethno-cultural organisations, youth and immigrant centres, and labour organisations to identify a number of delegates. Delegates had the opportunity to freely share ideas with young women from very different backgrounds and cultures and also learn from one another. Symposium delegates give comments on self-esteem, education and relationships, as results of the CACSW survey.
