In a letter to the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, CFUW calls on the Government of Canada to rectify gender inequities in access to Employment Insurance for women who lose their employment during or shortly after maternity leave.
 

CFUW and the YWCA Canada have made a joint submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance for its study on Income Inequality in Canada. Our submission is provides recommendations to address women's income inequality.
 

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Today, CFUW presented a joint Oral Statement with the National Council of Women Canada (NCWC) during the general discussion of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. You can read our joint statement here.
 

Women's organizations are calling on all Members of Parliament to support Bill C-400, an act to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing on February 27th as a means to promote the safety, health and human rights of women facing housing insecurity. You can read the open letter here. We also encourage you to contact your Member of Parliament before the vote on the 27th, urging that they support the bill.
 

Feminism has shaped the society we live in. But just how far has it brought us, and how relevant is it today? Status Quo?, a National Film Board (NFB) film asks these questions and uncovers provocative - at times shocking - answers about the evolution of women's equality in Canada. You can watch the trailer here.

Over 30 CFUW Clubs will be hosting film screenings of Status Quo? in their local communities leading up to, and after International Women's Day on March 8th. See the National Film Board's blog here.
 

CFUW has written the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women to encourage the Government of Canada to take a leadership role in ensuring that the zero draft document for the Agreed Conclusions of the 57th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women is strong, action-oriented and forward-looking. Read our letter here.
 

CFUW is calling on the Government of Canada to support Bill C-400, an Act to Ensure Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing for Canada. Homelessness and housing insecurity remains a reality for far too many people living in Canada. It's time Canada developed a National Housing Strategy. You can see our letter to the Prime Minister here, and we are also encouraging our members to write to their local Members of Parliament asking for their support, and to collect signatures for the petition.
 

CFUW has issued a joint press release with a coalition of women’s groups, labour and shelters to call on the Government of Canada to develop a National Action Plan to End Violence against Women, and to initiate a public inquiry into the missing and murdered Aboriginal women. You can read the full press release here.

 

The 31st Annual IFUW Conference is being held in Istanbul from August 17-21, 2013. The draft agenda for this conference is available here.
 

OTTAWA, October 23, 2012 - On the occasion of the 2012 Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses (OAITH), women’s shelters, violence survivors and their allies will be delivering a message to the Government of Canada: Canada needs a National Action Plan to End Violence Against Women and Girls! Read the media advisory here.