North America
Documents on North America (50)
Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action / L’Alliance Canadienne Féministe pour L’action Internationale, Feb 2010
This report shows how there has been a systematic erosion of the human rights of women and girls in Canada. The changes to gender architecture, the shifts in policy and ...
more
Women Thrive Worldwide, Jan 2010
Who are the funders of women’s groups and non-governmental organisations (NGOs)? How can grassroots organisations improve their chances of securing funding? Fundraising is an integral part of NGO work: as ...
more
United Nations [UN] Commission on the Status of Women ., Jan 2000
Despite the failure of the Unite States (US) to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the City and County of San Francisco ...
more
Author:
L. Rock; N. Wallace,
Quebec Native Women Incorporated, Jul 2004
The Canadian government has tried historically to impose the same laws on Aboriginal peoples as it has done on other Canadians. It also installed a special legal regime to govern ...
more
Quebec Native Women Incorporated, Jan 2008
Studies have shown that indigenous women have a greater risk than any other group in Canada of being victims of domestic violence. According to the available evidence, they are also ...
more