Research studies of the Commission on Equality in Employment / Judge Rosalie Silberman Abella, commissioner.: MP43-157/2-1985E-PDF

"These studies, most of which were written in 1983, deal in a scholarly way with equality in employment in its widest sense. They explore the cultural, legal, and economic aspects of the issue in its pre-employment as well as its employment-related dimensions"--Preface.

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Department/Agency Canada. Royal Commission on Equality in Employment, issuing body.
Title Research studies of the Commission on Equality in Employment / Judge Rosalie Silberman Abella, commissioner.
Variant title Equality in employment : a Royal Commission report : research studies
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Digitized edition from print [produced by Privy Council Canada].
Includes bibliographical references.
Pt. I, The Dimensions of Equality -- Labour Market Aspects of Inequality in Employment and their Application to Crown Corporations / Morley Gunderson -- Equity in the Labour Market: The Potential of Affirmative Action / D. Rhys Phillips -- Strategies for Establishing Affirmative Action Goals and Timetables / Edward B. Harvey and John H. Blakely -- Education and Training: Equal Opportunities or Barriers to Employment? / Lin Buckland -- Daycare and Equality in Canada / Kathleen Mahoney -- A Federal Contract Compliance Program for Equal Employment Opportunities / Marilyn Leitman -- Applying Equality to Employment / Margrit Eichler -- Discrimination and Related Concepts: Definitions and Issues / Patricia Hughes -- pt. II, Constitutional Issues -- The Constitutional Dimensions of Promoting Equality in Employment / Marc Gold -- Restraints on Government Efforts to Promote Equality in Employment: Labour Relations and Constitutional Considerations / Katherine Swinton -- Gender, Equality, and the Charter / Mary Jane Mossman -- Equality, Affirmative Action, and the Charter: Reconciling "Inconsistent" Sections / Jennifer K. Bankier -- Issues under the Charter / Patricia Hughes -- pt. III, Economic and Social Issues -- Les femmes et l'économie / Diane Bellemare, Ginette Dussault, et Lise Poulin-Simon -- The Socio-Economic Costs and Benefits of Affirmative Action for Canada / Monica Townson -- Implementation of Affirmative Action Programs in the Current Workplace Context / Janet Cleveland -- The Social Costs of Discrimination in Canada / Morton Weinfeld -- Economic Costs of Employment Discrimination / Naresh C. Agarwal -- pt. IV, Comparative Perspectives -- Improving Equal Employment Opportunity Laws: Lessons from the United States Experience / Alfred W. Blumrosen -- Employment Discrimination Laws in the United States: An Overview / Lynn Bevan -- Equality and Employment: Ideas from Europe, Australia, and Japan / R. S. G. Chester -- The Status of Women in the OECD Countries / Isabella Bakker -- pt. V, The Designated Groups -- Trends in the Employment Opportunities of Women in Canada, 1930-1980 / Liviana Calzavara -- The Connection between Paid and Unpaid Labour and its Implication for Creating Equality for Women in Employment / Margrit Eichler -- Native People: Some Issues / Stephen Sharzer -- Native People and Employment: A National Tragedy / Richard C. Powless -- Labelled Disabled and Wanting to Work / Marcia H. Rioux -- The Concept of Race and Racism in Society / Wilson A. Head -- Visible Minorities in Canada / Lorna Lampkin.
Includes abstracts in French.
Text in English with some text also in French.
Publishing information Ottawa, Ontario : Commission on Equality in Employment, April 1985.
Minister of Supply and Services Canada, ©1985
Description 1 online resource (xi, 683 pages) : graphs, illustration
Catalogue number
  • MP43-157/2-1985E-PDF
Subject terms Pay equity -- Law and legislation -- Canada.
Discrimination in employment -- Law and legislation -- Canada.
Affirmative action programs -- Canada.
Égalité de rémunération -- Droit -- Canada.
Discrimination dans l'emploi -- Droit -- Canada.
Programmes d'action positive -- Canada.
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