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Women and Politics – National Association of Women and the Law

Women and Politics

  • Conservative Government Trying to Silence Women’s Groups

    In September 2006, NAWL was forced to shut its doors for one month because of delays in the approval of our Status of Women Canada funding application. On September 22, we were greatly relieved when the Honourable Bev Oda, Minister responsible for the Status of Women, confirmed that we would receive funding, albeit for only twelve months.

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  • Coalition for Women’s Equality

    The Coalition for Women’s Equality (CWE) works with all political parties to create mechanisms that will ensure that the government delivers on the equality guarantees for women set out in the Canadian Charter, the Canadian Human Rights Act and in international agreements such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

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  • Federal Elections

    In close collaboration with the Coalition for Women’s Equality (CWE), NAWL encourages women and women’s groups to get involved in federal elections and ask questions about women’s issues.

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  • Electoral Reform

    In 2000, the Canadian Women’s March Committee’s published a document called “It’s Time for Change”. This document set out a list of demands for the Federal Government aimed at ending poverty and violence against women. However, few of these demands have been implemented.

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  • Jurisfemme Articles on Women and Politics

    Winter 2006 “Coalition for Women’s Equality Makes Encouraging Progress”, by Charlotte Thibault

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