Globalization makes all products costlyfor workers. Canadian women face same problems as women in... more Globalization makes all products costlyfor workers. Canadian women face same problems as women in India. They face domestic violence, sexual harassment at work place.
The Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology (CCWESTT) has emba... more The Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology (CCWESTT) has embarked on a multi-year initiative to build bridges between organizations in Canada and strengthen our influence in government, industry, professional associations and postsecondary institutions, to increase women’s participation and leadership in these fields. The Women in SETT (Science, Engineering, Trades and Technology) Initiative has the goal of bringing a strong unified voice to institutional policy assessment and development through the establishment of a fully resourced national entity. (http://www.ccwestt.org/sett/sett.asp) Phase I of the initiative, funded primarily by the Women’s Program of Status of Women Canada (SWC) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), was completed in late 2004 with a final report describing the important outcomes of seven regional and national meetings. Those outcomes included the positive engagement and support of sta...
In this article, the author explains why people may not be better served by having fewer elected ... more In this article, the author explains why people may not be better served by having fewer elected representatives. She outlines the multifaceted dimensions of constituency work and explains how geography – particularly in rural or northern areas – can challenge a politician’s ability to effectively reach constituents and hear their concerns. She notes that while technological innovations can help build connections with constituents, not all areas have adequate communications networks. The author notes that potential cost savings of having fewer politicians is not as straight forward as it may seem, that backbenchers are not all as underworked as people may believe, and having fewer seats in a legislature won’t necessarily make it easier for parties to run a full slate of candidates. She concludes by contending that changes to the system itself should be where efforts are directed and proposals to reduce or increase the number of representatives in the system should be examined in con...
Globalization makes all products costlyfor workers. Canadian women face same problems as women in... more Globalization makes all products costlyfor workers. Canadian women face same problems as women in India. They face domestic violence, sexual harassment at work place.
The Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology (CCWESTT) has emba... more The Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology (CCWESTT) has embarked on a multi-year initiative to build bridges between organizations in Canada and strengthen our influence in government, industry, professional associations and postsecondary institutions, to increase women’s participation and leadership in these fields. The Women in SETT (Science, Engineering, Trades and Technology) Initiative has the goal of bringing a strong unified voice to institutional policy assessment and development through the establishment of a fully resourced national entity. (http://www.ccwestt.org/sett/sett.asp) Phase I of the initiative, funded primarily by the Women’s Program of Status of Women Canada (SWC) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), was completed in late 2004 with a final report describing the important outcomes of seven regional and national meetings. Those outcomes included the positive engagement and support of sta...
In this article, the author explains why people may not be better served by having fewer elected ... more In this article, the author explains why people may not be better served by having fewer elected representatives. She outlines the multifaceted dimensions of constituency work and explains how geography – particularly in rural or northern areas – can challenge a politician’s ability to effectively reach constituents and hear their concerns. She notes that while technological innovations can help build connections with constituents, not all areas have adequate communications networks. The author notes that potential cost savings of having fewer politicians is not as straight forward as it may seem, that backbenchers are not all as underworked as people may believe, and having fewer seats in a legislature won’t necessarily make it easier for parties to run a full slate of candidates. She concludes by contending that changes to the system itself should be where efforts are directed and proposals to reduce or increase the number of representatives in the system should be examined in con...
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