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Sharing Parental Leave– A Radical Step?

From: Motherhood, The Mother of All Sexism

Quebec is a trailblazer in North America when it comes to paternity leave, borrowing from a tried-and-true template popular in Scandinavian nations; however, fathers in Quebec are more hesitant … 30 $3.00 Add
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The Wall

Reflections on a Workshop Methodology

From: Labour in Canada Cracking Labour's Glass Ceiling

Chapter Five is a retrospective on The Wall methodology by Bev Burke and Suzanne Doerge, long-time social-movement eduators who created the methodology to empower women to take action on … ; 19 $1.90 Add
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Are Generation Y/Millennial Parents More Equal?

From: Motherhood, The Mother of All Sexism

This chapter looks at current gender roles and divisions of domestic/parental labour and asks whether we are on a good path towards equality. The author tries to get to the root of inequality for … 12 $1.20 Add
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Enemies and Allies

From: Wanda’s War

Chapter 6 covers Casey’s arrival in Germany after the allied victory of the war. The chapter also discusses Stalin’s plans for post-war Poland, the uprising of the Soviet Union in … 10 $1.00 Add
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Make it Clean Through Creative Work

From: Rock Paper Sex

The firsthand account of a sex worker in St. John’s named Megan. An account of a sex worker’s professional practices as well as a discussion about the potential positive impact that … 5 $0.50 Add
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PART 2 – Struggling for Change in a Man’s World

From: Through the Mill

This chapter explores evolutions in the labour movement and the involvement and experiences of women in this movement throughout the 20th century. It looks at the experiences of working class … 62 $6.20 Add
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Part Three: Section II

Women and Depression: Auto/biographies

From: The Point is To Change the World

This reading consists of the following essays: Asylum: Diary of the Last Seven Days in a Women’s Psychiatric Ward [c.1973] – M: A Daughter’s Tale [c.1982] ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Re-engineering women’s work

From: Bent out of Shape

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Regina V. Polk Women’s Labor Leadership Conference

Whole Body, Whole-life Struggle

From: Labour in Canada Cracking Labour's Glass Ceiling

In Chapter 6 Helena Worthen, now a retired professor from the University of Illinois Labor Education Program, discusses the Regina V. Polk Women’s Labor Leadership Conference, which she … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Construction of Domestic Work in Nineteenth-Century England and the Patriarchy of the Wage

From: Patriarchy of the Wage

This chapter examines the history of our current understanding of "domestic work/women’s labour" and the effects of this relatively recent construction on women. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Dominant Breast Cancer Causation Paradigm

Challenging it Through the Lens of Media Discourses

From: Sick and Tired

Key Moments in Breast Cancer News The Propaganda Model and Critical Discourse Analysis A Paradigm Shift in the Discourses? Conclusions and Discussion 11 $1.10 Add
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Making Occupational Health Compatible with Gender Equality

From: Sick and Tired

Gender and Sex Segregation at Work Other Gendered Characteristics of Working Life Gendered Division of Occupational Health Effects Risks in Work Usually Assigned to Women Risks Associated with … 13 $1.30 Add
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Conclusion

From: Through the Mill

The conclusion reiterates the key role of women in the establishment and development of Canada’s cotton textile industry. 10 $1.00 Add
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Conclusion

Necessary Changes

From: Motherhood, The Mother of All Sexism

The conclusion reiterates the need to strive towards better parental and gender equality in Quebec, reiterating key arguments and touching briefly on valuable topics/angles that the book did not … 18 $1.80 Add