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Women's equality
BC’s legal aid system is “broken”
Thousands lack access to justice, leading to high economic and social costs
News Release
November 8, 2010
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Spring 2010, Volume 13, Number 2
Reports & Studies
Issue(s): Economy and economic indicators, Employment and labour, Environment and sustainability, Inequality and poverty, Women's equality
May 31, 2010
15,000 Nova Scotia children still in poverty
News Release
Issue(s): Children and youth, Economy and economic indicators, Education, Employment and labour, Inequality and poverty, Taxes and tax cuts, Women's equality
November 23, 2009
Possibilities and Prospects: The Debate Over a Guaranteed Income
Canadian women on their own are poorest of the poor
Commentary and Fact Sheets
Issue(s): Economy and economic indicators, Employment and labour, Inequality and poverty, Women's equality
September 8, 2009
Fact sheets on women's poverty
Commentary and Fact Sheets
Issue(s): Economy and economic indicators, Employment and labour, Inequality and poverty, Women's equality
September 2, 2009
Recession sidelines policies to address women’s poverty: study
News Release
Issue(s): Economy and economic indicators, Employment and labour, Inequality and poverty, Women's equality
September 1, 2009
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