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We asked you if maternity leave should be extended to 18 months from 12: 82% of you said yes.

ACTEW Members' meeting: June 22

ACTEW's member meeting will feature Sandra Tam, who will talk about her doctoral research on young women provisioning for their families. There will be networking opportunities, and we would like to hear from members about their experiences with all of the programming changes happening in the sector. The meeting will be held from 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.at the Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor. RSVP to info@actew.org.

Summer Student position at ACTEW

ACTEW's Strategic Coordination Assistant is a full-time summer student position that will provide research, facilitation and coordination assistance on ACTEW's strategic initiatives. This position will be a mix of independent online research and analysis along with web-based, telephone and in-person communications and research. Please note that this position can only be offered to a current student who intends on returning to school in September 2007. See the link to our job posting below in the Jobs section, application deadline is June 4, 2007.

Welcome, Immigrant Women on the move

Our newest member at ACTEW is Immigrant Women on the Move (IWOM). IWOM assists new immigrant women with barriers to employment in developing short and long-term career goals to find suitable employment. The organization encourages immigrant women to effectively utilize the skills, knowledge and experiences that they have acquired outside Canada and empowers them to creatively market these valuable skills to Canadian employers.

Do you work with women survivors of intimate partner abuse?

ACTEW invites practitioners who serve women survivors of partner abuse to participate in a brief survey. Tell us about the job search needs and employment barriers of survivors, strategies that make workplaces safer, and how to engage employers. Tell us about your needs as practitioners. This survey is part of Moving on to Success (MOTS), ACTEW's collaborative project with Springtide Resources and YWCA Toronto. Do the survey online or contact MOTS@actew.org for a paper copy.

new project manager for the content-sharing constellation

Our project manager Hema Vyas is leaving ACTEW on May 25. We are sad to see her go and wish her well in future career endeavours. ACTEW would like to welcome Nadine Scott to the team. Nadine will act as Interim Project Manager for the Constellation project. Nadine is graduating with a Master's in Environmental Studies (York University) and has worked extensively in the women's employment and training sector in Toronto.

become an ACTEW member: get connected

Join Canada's largest network of women's training and employment services. Becoming an ACTEW member gives you access to networking opportunities, as well as regular meetings and training seminars on current topics affecting women's training and employment. ACTEW members also have opportunities to participate in and review original research and program development that we undertake.

women's future fund launches national video campaign

The video campaign, called BREAK THE GLASS, raises awareness and debate on women's equality across Canada. The campaign is a series of short and humourous video clips that reinforce the challenges women face.

little change in income for female lone parent families

In a study released on May 3, Statistics Canada reported that the median market income of female lone-parent families, at $22,200, remained virtually unchanged from 2004. The gap between the families with the lowest and highest incomes, an indication of income inequality, widened during the past decade.

Events

summer course on refugee issues

York University's Summer Course on Refugee Issues is an eight-day course for academic and field-based practitioners working in the area of forced migration. The course involves a rigorous schedule of lectures, panel discussions, and a simulation exercise. It draws from academic and field-based experts for its faculty and, reflecting the Centre’s mission, serves as a hub for researchers, students, service providers and policy makers to share information and ideas.

ontario human rights commission consultation on rental housing

The Ontario Human Rights Commission has launched its review of human rights and rental housing and invites input from Ontarians on the issues raised in its Consultation Paper, Human Rights and Rental Housing in Ontario. All interested persons and organizations are invited to make written submissions before August 31, 2007.

Apprenticesearch: Apprenticeships and job-matching

This web site by the Halton Industry Education Council offers information on apprenticeships and job matching services in Halton, Peel and Dufferin.

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