The Canadian Encyclopedia:

• Women and the Law
• Women in the Labour Force
• Women's Movement
• Status of Women

Resources on:

• gender roles
• Women’s rights in Canada
• women in the Canadian workplace

Using Information Databases, you will find articles published in magazines, newspapers and academic journals that you can’t find using the Internet.

• What are Information Databases?
• See all Information Databases.

*If you are using a computer that isn’t in the library, you’ll be asked to type in your library card number.

Canadian Points of View Reference Centre is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Remote access available.

• You may search by word or phrase
• Click on "View all Topics" tab and then click on Women's Issues to see collections of articles on topics related to women in Canada.

*If you are using a computer that isn’t in the library, you’ll be asked to type in your library card number.

Status of Women Canada
Status of Women Canada (SWC) is a federal government organization that promotes the full participation of women in the economic, social and democratic life of Canada. The page is providing access to news releases, some related statistics and descriptions of commemorative dates .

Human Rights Watch
The Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. The site provides a lot of information in its news, publications and multimedia sections. There is an option to browse by region, country or topic.

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