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This document is a research study conducted across Canadian Community Colleges and Institutes of the human resource requirements of those institutes. The study is divided into the following sections: (1) Introduction; (2) Community Colleges/…

A colour photo of an elderly Gertrude Hood offering a leaf to a cat.

This document is a copy of The Equal Times: The Newsletter for Human Resource Professionals, Volume 2, Issue 5. The document contains the following articles: No Rank Discrimination with "Diversity in Our Ranks'; Memorandum to the…

This document is a book chapter written by Judith M. Bardwick titled "Some Notes About Power Relationships Between Women." It was published in the book Beyond Sex Roles, edited by Alice G. Sargent. The book was published by St. Paul: West…

This document is a resource guide created by the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) to act as a summary of the Canadian Human Rights Act. The summary is divided into the following parts: (1) The various kinds of discrimination which are…

Sepia photo of Elizabeth (Betsy) Woolf (née Balcon) printed on a postcard. She is wearing a black dress and leaning on a chest height table/pillar. The photo was probably taken in Glasgow as her family lived their c. 1900-1920 with the Balarskys and…

The document is a report prepared by the Advisor to the Gender Equity Program Framework of "Skills Now!", an initiative of the Ministry of Skills, Training and Labor, and Ministry of Women's Equality. "Skills Now!" was a $…

The document is a journal published by the British Columbia Teachers' Federation, which contains articles and other contributions by former and existing members of different district committees of the Status of Women. The entries include…

A portrait of Queenie Woolf, Sam Woolf’s wife and Gertrude’s sister-in-law. The note written on top of the photo seems to indicate it was sent to either her mother-in-law, Elizabeth Woolf (Balcon). or her niece, Elizabeth Hood (Woolf).

This document provides project funding criteria and proposal guidelines for Women's Access to Apprenticeship Training Projects and the Community Outreach Partnerships Fund. This document is part of the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training…

Extract of an entry in a register of deaths for Elizabeth (Betsy, Bella) Woolf (nee Balcon), who died on 10/09/1916 in Brimingham Warwick. Elizabeth was born in 1866. She married Abraham Woolf on December 27, 1887. They had 7 children (Sarah, Rosa,…

This document is a brochure published by the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW). The brochure lists different scholarly and non-scholarly publications around women's issues and their price.

This document is a scholarly article by Gail Masuchika Boldt of the University of Hawaii at Manoa and published in the journal Curriculum Inquiry, volume 26, issue 2. In this article, the work of Judith Butler and Eve Sedgwick is used to analyze…

This document is a brochure aimed at employers to get them to invest in apprenticeship programs. The brochure is split into the following sections: What is Alberta's apprenticeship system?; What is apprenticeship training?; How can I invest?;…

This document contains notes from a workshop conducted to introduce the importance of employment equity to Crown Corporations and good communication practices that can help corporations achieve these goals.

A typed biography of Rose McColl (Nee Woolf) by an unknown author. Rosa was born around 1904 in Glasgow, Scotland. She married John McCool and had one child, Ian McColl. She died March 4, 1958 at the age of 54 in Vancouver, BC. The collection also…

This document is an issue of Women's Space magazine dedicated to women's spaces in the internet. The magazine features articles and resources for women on the internet. The contents is as follows: Online Anti-Poverty Organizing and…

Undated, sepia photo of Elizabeth Moorhouse as a young woman.

This document is a magazine released by the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC). It is the fall/winter edition of 1996 and features the following articles: (1) Overview; (2) Then, Now and Later; (3) Bringing Beijing Home - A Generational…

The document is a journal published by the British Columbia Teachers' Federation, which contains articles and other contributions on International Women's Day by former and existing members of different district committees of the Status of…

This document is a resource guide advocating for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for women in the workplace. The first part of the document explores the issues women face around not having proper PPE in the workplace, and the second part…

Typed reminiscence of the life of Elizabeth Moorhouse, neé Errington, neé Hood by her daughter Susan Tolway. The letter was annotaed in 1999 with handwritten notes. Elizabeth married William Errington and had three children. Linda Carroll (nee Irish…

This document is a brochure published by the Ministry of Skills Development in Ontario. The brochure provides information about women apprentices for both apprentices and employers.

This document is a report produced by the Commission on Equality in Employment. In the report, Judge Rosalie Silberman Abella investigates "the most efficient, effective, and equitable means of promoting employment opportunities for and…

This document contains several draft versions of the Northern District's 1993-1994 Outreach Strategic Plan as part of Apprenticeship Revitalization. These drafts are from October 18, 1992, August 5, 1992, and January 12, 1993, respectively.…