Alphabetical
The following is a listing of the Council's publications. All of our publications are available free of charge. To order a publication or fact sheet in hard copy, send us an e-mail. Please be sure to include your name, mailing address, telephone as number, well as the publications you are interested in.
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March 2000
"A Woman's Work is Never Done" ~ Can Policy Value Caregiving?
A Forum Report
And They Lived Happily Ever After ...
Rights and responsibilities of common law partners.
A Presentation to the Parliamentary Standing Committee onCitizenship and Immigration
February, 2003
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NS Advisory Council on the Status of Women Business Plan 2008-2009
April 2008
Building Transitions to Good Jobs for Low-Income Women
See Summary and Recommendations here
July 7, 2004
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Changer pour le mieux: un livre pour les femmes victimes de violence - Quatrième édition (Révisée)
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
The Caregiver's Handbook. A helping hand for families and friends giving care in Nova Scotia.
September, 2007
June, 2001
October 20, 2006
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Des votes pour les femmes - Une guide politique, Troisième édition
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September 2006
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Fact Sheet on Violence against Women
Fact Sheet on Intimate Partner Violence
Fact Sheet on Spousal Homicide
December 2007
Fact Sheet on Violence against Women
December 1, 2006
Fact Sheet on Aboriginal Women
May 9, 2006
This fact sheet gives an overview of the situationof 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
Family Violence and Personal Safety: Women in Nova Scotia, Part 3 of a Statistical Series
December, 2001
Note: April 18, 2002: this publication is out of print in hard copy, and available only in online form.
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Gender and HIV/AIDS Backgrounder
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.
2nd edtion
Guide for Girls helps teenaged girls make good decisions about their futures. This book discusses preparing for work and career, relationships with friends and family, money management and community involvement, and 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
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 22nd, 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
September, 2002
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Making Changes, Sixth ed. : A Book for Women in Abusive Relationships
March 11, 2009
If you are a woman experiencing abuse or if you have previously been abused, this book is intended to help you.
You can read this book in whatever way you want. You don’t have to start on the first page. You don’t have to read it in order. You don’t have to read it all now. Read the parts that are most important to you and the rest later.
You can rip off the front cove, tear out pages, or write in it. Read the book when you are ready and when you are safe.
You may want to leave this book at work or with a friend. You mayhave friends you wish to share this book with.
For print copies of this publication, please call toll free number 1-800-565-8662 or email our office: women@gov.ns.ca or call 424-8662.
November, 2007
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.
Money Matters (revised edition)
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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Paid and Unpaid Work: Women in Nova Scotia, 2009 ed. Part 5 of a Statistical Series
March 11, 2009
Presentation to the Prime Minister's Caucus Task Force on Seniors
November, 2003
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Response To Bill C-22 An Act To Amend The Divorce Act
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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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, Third edition
June, 2008
Voyeurism as a Criminal Offence: Response to Department of Justice Consultation Paper
October, 2002
See the Department of Justice consultation paper here
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Women and Families in Nova Scotia
May, 2003
Women and Healthcare: A Brief to the Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada
June, 2002
Women and the Minimum Wage in Nova Scotia
February, 2005
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.
April, 2006
Women's Paid and Unpaid Work: Women in Nova Scotia, Part 5 of a Statistical Series
June 14, 2004
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.
