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Happy Holidays!

ACTEW would like to thank its members and friends who braved the snow on December 13th to join us for our Open House. The turn out was great and we had a wonderful time. We would also like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season and to let you know that our office will be closed from December 24th – January 2nd. See you in the New Year!

ACTEW’s Latest Fact Sheet Release: Canadian Women’s Labour Patterns

ACTEW has just released a fact sheet focusing on Canadian Women’s labour patterns, based on an environmental scan ACTEW recently conducted for the Canadian Women’s Foundation. Women's work patterns are not the same as men's. While men's employment patterns have changed little, women's are changing dramatically. Thirty years ago, the participation rate difference between the sexes was 31%; it is now 8%. Women are more likely to have breaks in their work histories, perform unpaid caregiving at the expense of paid employment, work part-time and be in low-paying occupations.
> the facts : http://www.actew.org/projects/pwpsite/snapshots/canadian_women.html
> blog : http://actew.org/blog/labels/ACTEW_Activities.html#8958066425677628747

Research Concluding for Moving On To Success (MOTS)

Over the last six months, ACTEW has conducted surveys and interviews with practitioners and employers on the impact of partner abuse on women's employment, job-seeking and the workplace. We thank all our respondents! The results of this research, integrated with feedback from YWCA's MOTS program staff, survivors' input and a literature review, will inform the project's Recommendation Report, available in March 2008. MOTS is an employment readiness-program for partner abuse survivors, collaboratively run by ACTEW, YWCA Toronto, Springtide Resources, and Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies at York University.
> MOTS:  http://www.actew.org/projects/current/MOTS.html
> YWCA:  http://www.ywcatoronto.org/
> Springtide:  http://www.springtideresources.net/
> Atkinson:  http://www.atkinson.yorku.ca/~dce/

In Focus: ACTEW’s Policy e-Bulletin

The December In Focus, policy e-bulletin has been released on the issue of how Women's Employment Patterns Differ From Men's. It takes less than a minute to sign up for ACTEW’s monthly policy e-bulletin, filled with research, analysis, and updates on women’s employment in Ontario.  To sign up for the e-bulletin, and view archives on topics like Canadian Women’s Labour Patterns, Self-Employed Women, MTCU Updates, and Immigrant Women, go to:
> more: http://www.actew.org/projects/pwpsite/infocus.html

ACTEW Welcomes Our New Member

Welcome to our new member The Beavis Learning Group. Beavis Learning Group is located in Sudbury and is a very vibrant part of the employment and training community.

ACTEW Delivers Keynote Speech at Women’s Employment Symposium in Sarnia

On Tuesday, October 2, ACTEW participated in the conference Putting Women in the Picture, hosted by the Sarnia-Lambton Workforce Development Board (SLWDB). It was an exciting group of people concerned with how the women of Lambton County can be more fully supported towards economic security. Deanna opened up the day with a talk on the labour market challenges and opportunities facing women in Ontario, including stats and policy analysis, as well as an overview of the work MTCU is currently engaging in through building Employment Ontario.
> more: http://actew.org/blog/labels/ACTEW_Activities.html#4618721924044760428

 

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Women Shut Out of EI: New Study

A new study conducted by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) concludes that most women are getting shut out of Employment Insurance (EI) coverage in Canada. The gap between men's and women’s EI coverage is significant: 40 percent of unemployed men received EI benefits in 2004 while only 32 percent of unemployed women did. The study shows the likelihood of most women ever receiving unemployment benefits is slim, largely because EI doesn’t recognize that women have different patterns of paid work than men due to their family responsibilities. The study, “Women and the Employment Insurance Program”, can be downloaded from the CCPA web site.
> blog: http://actew.org/blog/labels/Issues_and_Trends.html#851959030994791605
> CCPA: http://www.policyalternatives.ca/Reports/2007/11/ReportsStudies1763/
index.cfm?pa=BB736455

Review of the Newcomer's Guide to Canadian Housing

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is performing a review of its Newcomer's Guide to Canadian Housing (the Guide), and conducting an online survey of  organization staff who counsel recent immigrants, persons who are aware of, and help to meet, housing needs of newcomers to Canada. The survey asks about overall awareness and use of the Guide, the housing information needs of newcomers, and your suggestions/comments about how the Guide could be improved.
> more: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/news.shtml?x=116676

Carold Institute Alan Thomas Fellowship - Deadline: February 29, 2008

The Alan Thomas Fellowship to Promote Civil Society and Voluntary Action will be awarded for the first time in 2008. This new Fellowship will be awarded to a leader in the NGO/non-profit sector, who would not normally have access to a sabbatical leave. The award, valued at a maximum amount of $50,000 for one year, is intended to allow the recipient, at a transitional moment in his or her career, to make a significant contribution to the sector, through research and reflection, leading to possible publication or dissemination in another medium.
> more: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/news.shtml?x=113540

 

More news available on ACTEW's web site: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/news.shtml

Events

 

Information session with the ontario college of teachers

The YMCA Newcomer Information Centre is presenting an information session for internationally educated teachers that will discuss the role of the Ontario College of Teacher’s, registration requirements to become a licensed teacher in Ontario, and include a question and answer period with a representative from the Ontario College of Teachers.
> more: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/events.shtml?x=112829

Using Community Development Strategies to Prevent Domestic Violence Against Immigrant and Refugee Women

OCASI is holding a one day hands-on workshop on various days from February to April, that will discuss processes on how to effectively engage communities to respond to domestic violence. The workshop will cover: developing mechanisms to work with immigrant and vulnerable communities in identifying their priorities for community development in the area of domestic violence, available resources for abused women in Toronto, and examples of community development initiatives that have been used to prevent and respond to domestic violence.
> more:  http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/events.shtml?x=114876

'Policy Principles' workshop series

The Maytree Foundation presents 'Policy Principles', a mini version of Maytree's Public Policy Training Institue. Highlights of the Institue's fall program will be presented in a a series of evening workshops with leading policy experts. Workshop topics include: Introduction to Public Policy, Community Based Research and Consultation, Developing and Analyzing Policy Options, Influencing Decisions-Makers, and Policy Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation.
> more:  http://www.maytree.com/policyprinciples/sessions.asp

More events available on ACTEW's web site: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/events.shtml

Imagine Canada's Nonprofit Library Commons

Imagine Canada has re-launched their site to better facilitate the access to practical resources and tools, best practices, and up-to-date intelligence on the state of Canada's nonprofit sector. The new resources include: a Community Collection of print and e-resources covering topics such as fundraising, charity law, and the management of boards, volunteers, and operations; Promising Practices, showcasing successful community initiatives with proven community or organizational impact; and a Knowledge Exchange platform to facilitate discussion and resource sharing within the nonprofit sector.
> more: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/elibrary.shtml?x=117164

 

More resources available in ACTEW's Resource Library: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/elibrary.shtml

Executive Director
Ontario Network of Employment Skills Training Projects (ONESTEP)
view posting: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/jobs.shtml?x=117132

Provincial Director
Ontario Women's Health Network
view posting: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/jobs.shtml?x=116875

Board of Director
Toronto Community Housing Corporation
view posting: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/jobs.shtml?x=116660

 

More jobs available on ACTEW's web site: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/jobs.shtml