Publications

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• 2006 - 2007 Accountability Report: Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women

  (pdf format) Requires Acrobat^TM Reader
  December 2007

• And They Lived Happily Ever After ...

  rights and responsibilities of common law partners
  (pdf format) Requires Adobe^TM Reader

• A Presentation to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

  Requires Adobe^TM Reader
  February, 2003

• A Woman's Work is Never Done - Can Policy Value Caregiving?

  March, 2000
  ( HTML format )

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• NS Advisory Council on the Status of Women Business Plan 2007-2008

  (pdf format) Requires Acrobat^TM Reader
  April 2007

• Backgrounder on Women's Issues

  Requires Acrobat^TM Reader
  November, 2002

• Building Transitions to Good Jobs for Low-Income Women

  See full publication here
  (pdf format) Requires Adobe^TM Reader
  See Summary and Recommendations here
  (pdf format) Requires Adobe^TM Reader
  July 7, 2004

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• Changer pour le mieux : un livre pour les femmes victimes de violence - 2007 4th edition

  November 29, 2007

  La publication intitulée Changer pour le mieux : un livre pour les femmes victimes de violence présente les étapes à suivre pour se protéger et se libérer de la violence familiale en Nouvelle-Écosse, et contient maintenant des renseignements à l'intention des familles et des amis qui veulent aider. Des exemplaires gratuits peuvent être commandés en composant le 1-800-565-8662, email: women@gov.ns.ca
  Tel: 424-8662; Fax: 424-0573

  (pdf format) Requires Acrobat^TM Reader

• The Caregiver's Handbook. A helping hand for families and friends giving care in Nova Scotia.

  September, 2007

• Custody, Access, and Child Support in Canada: A Brief in Response to the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Consultation on Divorce Act Reform

  June, 2001

• Comments on the Children and Family Services Act and The Adoption Information Act: Comments to the Minister’s Advisory Committee for the Children and Family Services Act and the Adoption Information Act

  October 20, 2006

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  Employability of Women with Disabilities: Breaching the Disability Wall: A Brief to the to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. Consultations on Employability in Canada

  Available in Text Format:

  Employability of Women with Disabilities: Breaching the Disability Wall: A Brief to the to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. Consultations on Employability in Canada

  September 2006

• Et ils vécurent

  heureux jusqu'à la fin des temps...
  droits et obligations des conjoints de fait
  (pdf format) Requires Adobe^TM Reader
  February 11, 2004

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• Fact Sheet on Aboriginal Women

  May 9, 2006

  This fact sheet gives an overview of the situation of Aboriginal women in the province and includes information on demographics and language, family life and children, education, paid work, income, and political involvement / women as leaders.

• Fact Sheet on Violence against Women

  Revision Note, Dec. 13, 2005
  December 13, 2005

  (prepared for for The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women).

• Family Matters: Women in Nova Scotia, part 2 of a statistical series

  November, 2001
  Note: full publication available online in PDF format only. Requires Adobe^TM Reader

  For a print copy, please contact our office with your mailing address

  Backgrounder with highlights of publication
  (html format)

• Family Violence and Personal Safety: Women in Nova Scotia, Part 3 of a Statistical Series

  December, 2001
  Note: full publication available online in PDF format only. Requires Adobe^TM Reader

  Note: April 18, 2002: this publication is out of print in hard copy, and available only in online form.

  Backgrounder with highlights of the publication
  (html format)

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• Gender and HIV/AIDS Backgrounder

  Requires Adobe^TM Reader
  September, 2003

• Guide-ressources pour filles
  

  May, 2007
  
  Cette publication aide les adolescentes à prendre des décisions judicieuses à propos de leur avenir. Le Guide-ressources pour filles aborde la préparation au travail et à la carrière, le maintien de bonnes relations avec les amis et la famille, la gestion de l'argent, la participation dans la communauté et la fierté de son patrimoine. Ce guide encourage les jeunes filles à voir au-delà des attentes traditionnelles et les inspire à trouver leur propre voie vers l'autosuffisance. Il les aide à définir le succès par elles-mêmes et à viser à atteindre ce succès.

• Guide for Girls

  October, 2005

  A new publication from the Advisory Council on the Status of Women (released Oct. 5) helps teenaged girls make good decisions about their futures. Guide for Girls discusses preparing for work and career, relationships with friends and family, money management and community involvement. This book encourages girls to look beyond the traditional expectations and inspires them to seek their own best route to self-sufficiency. It helps them to define success for themselves and to strive to achieve it.

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• Immigrant Women and a Framework for Immigration to Nova Scotia

  (pdf format) Requires Adobe^TM Reader
  October 15, 2004

  A Brief prepared jointly by the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women and the Gender/Immigrant Women Research Domain, Atlantic Metropolis Atlantique in response to A Framework for Immigration: A Discussion Paper, Province of Nova Scotia, 2004.

• Immigrant Women's Roundtable Report

  July 28, 2006

  On February 22^nd, 2006, the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration, the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women, the Atlantic Metropolis Centre of Excellence, and the YMCA Centre for Immigrant Programs, brought 62 immigrant women together from the Halifax Regional Municipality area to discuss their views and experiences settling and living in Nova Scotia.

  Many helpful suggestions were made during the round table. A report summarizing the proceedings of the roundtable is now available.

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• Learners and Teachers: Women's Education and Training

  Women in Nova Scotia, Part 4 of a statistical series
  PDF format. Requires Adobe^TM Reader
  September, 2002
  Backgrounder on this publication
  (HTML format)

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• Making Changes: A Book for Women in Abusive Relationships - 2007 5th edition

  November 29, 2007

  The book Making Changes: A Handbook for Women in Abusive Relationships lays out the steps to safety and freedom from family violence in Nova Scotia and now contains advice and information on what family and friends can do to help.
  

  For print copies of this publication, please call toll free number 1-800-565-8662 or email our office: women@gov.ns.ca
  Tel: 424-8662; Fax: 424-0573

  (pdf format) Requires Acrobat^TM Reader

• MANUEL DU SOIGNANT
  Une main tendue aux familles et aux amis qui fournissent des soins en Nouvelle-Écosse

  Un manuel visant à aider les personnes de la Nouvelle-Écosse qui prennent soin de leur famille, de leurs amis, de leurs voisins et d'autres personnes dans leur communauté.

  Vous pouvez vous procurer gratuitement le manuel, intitulé Manuel du soignant : Une main tendue aux familles et aux amis qui fournissent des soins en Nouvelle-Écosse, ainsi que sa version anglaise intitulée The Caregiver's Handbook, en composant le 1-888-658-1112.

  Les partenaires du programme Healthy Balance Research Program ont élaboré le guide à l'aide des conseils de soignants à l'échelle de la province.
  

  November, 2007

• Making Changes - - 2006, 4th edition

  (pdf format) Requires Adobe^TM Reader
  March, 2006

  Substantially the same as the 2003 revised edition, with revisions and updates made to the directory of services. For print copies of this publication please contact our office:nsacsw@gov.ns.ca
  Tel: 424-8662; Fax: 424-0573

  Changer pour le mieux: Un livre pour les femmes victimes de violence - 2003 Troisième édition (Révisée)

  (pdf format) Requires Adobe^TM Reader
  December, 2003

• Money Matters (revised edition)

  Requires Adobe^TM Reader
  May, 2006

  Part 1 of a statistical series on Women in Nova Scotia.

  A report on the economic situation of women in Nova Scotia originally released in 2001 as part of its Women in Nova Scotia series.

  The report brings together a wide variety of statistics on women's earnings and income and shows how factors such as family status and women's continuing responsibility for childcare affects their economic security. The report also provides an overview of the economic situations of diverse groups of women.

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• Plan of Action (Business Plan) for 2007-2008

  See full publication here
  (pdf format) Requires Adobe^TM Reader
  March 23, 2007

• Presentation to the Prime Minister's Caucus Task Force on Seniors

  Requires Acrobat^TM Reader
  November, 2003

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• Response To Bill C-22 An Act To Amend The Divorce Act

  Requires Acrobat^TM Reader
  August, 2003

• Review of the Employment Equity Act A Report to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities

  Ottawa
  February 21, 2002

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• Sexual Assault in Nova Scotia: A Statistical Profile

  Revision Note, Dec. 13, 2005
  (pdf format) Requires AcrobatTM Reader
  December 13, 2005

  This profile pulls together in one document the statistics that exist on sexual assault in Nova Scotia. The statistics paint a disturbing picture about the personal safety and well-being of women in this province.

• Submission of the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women to the Government of Canada's Federal Labour Standards Review

  November, 2005

  Federal leadership is an essential component in the protection of Canada's most vulnerable workers, the majority of whom are women. Federal labour standards should be designed to support the legitimate security of employment for all workers in federally-regulated workplaces.

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• Untapped Resources: Women and Municipal Government in Nova

  Scotia: Report
  January, 2006

  In Nova Scotia, women are under-represented in municipal government. Women make up more than 50 percent of Nova Scotia's population yet only 21.7 percent of municipal councillors (the third lowest in Canada), seven percent of wardens and mayors and only 14.5 percent of chief administrators (the lowest in Canada).

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• Votes for Women - a Political Guidebook

  Des votes pour les femmes - Une guide politique

  (pdf format) Requires Adobe^TM Reader
  May 17, 2004

• Voyeurism as a Criminal Offence: Response to Department of Justice Consultation Paper

  RequiresAcrobat^TM Reader
  October, 2002
  See the Department of Justice consultation paper here

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• Working with Women 2005–06

  The Advisory Council's work for women's equality is felt in government and beyond. They've been a force for nearly 30 years and I'm proud of their accomplishments, especially this year. Carolyn Bolivar-Getson (Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women Act)

  The Advisory Council on the Status of women advances equality, fairness and dignity for all women in Nova Scotia. We advocate on behalf of women and we link governments and community through our networks and partnerships.
  Sonja Power (Chair, Advisory Council on the Status of Women)

• Women and Families in Nova Scotia

  RequiresAdobe^TM Reader
  May, 2003

• Women and Healthcare: A Brief to the Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada

  In HTML format
  In PDF format
  Requires Adobe^TM Reader
  June, 2002

• Women and the Minimum

  Wage in Nova Scotia
  February, 2005
  (pdf format) Requires Adobe^TM Reader

  A Brief prepared by the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women on gender issues and the minimum wage in Nova Scotia submitted to the Department of Environment and Labour.

• Women with Disabilities

  (available in PDF format)
  April, 2006

• Women's Paid and Unpaid Work: Women in Nova Scotia, Part 5 of a Statistical Series

  (pdf format) Requires Adobe^TM Reader
  June 14, 2004
  Revision Note, March 3, 2005
  See backgrounder here
  See additional fact sheets from NS Department of Community Services here
  See media release here
  

• Women, Work & Care Highlights Report

  June, 2006

  The Roundtable on Women's Economic Security sponsored a two-day forum in October titled Women, Work and Care: Policy at the Crossroads. Three events brought researchers, policy people, labour unions, government departments and women from all over the province together to talk about changes in women's lives and how out-of-date policy is letting women down.

  Dr. Jane Jenson, a Trudeau Scholar, delivered a lecture and a keynote address during the forum. She talked about early childhood education and care, maternity/parental benefits, dependent care and family friendly workplaces.

• Women, Work and Care : Policy at the Crossroads. October 26-27, 2005 Forum Report

  July 21, 2006

  Women, Work and Care: Policy at the Crossroads was a forum dedicated to examining how current family policy affects women and their families in Nova Scotia. The focal points of many women's lives are work and care but the policy response to supporting them in these areas is either lagging behind their present circumstances or is absent altogether. The misalignment between lived experience and policy means that many women and their families miss out on a better quality of life.

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