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WOMEN LABOUR FORCE [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- working-age woman
1, record 1, English, working%2Dage%20woman
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Canadians participating in the labour force, including a record number of working-age women. 1, record 1, English, - working%2Dage%20woman
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- femme en âge de travail
1, record 1, French, femme%20en%20%C3%A2ge%20de%20travail
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] personnes participant à la population active, notamment un nombre record de femmes en âge de travail. 1, record 1, French, - femme%20en%20%C3%A2ge%20de%20travail
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-12-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Economic Planning
- Public Administration (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- government's economic plan
1, record 2, English, government%27s%20economic%20plan
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The government's economic plan is helping Canadians navigate these economic headwinds. Investments in Canadians, ranging from the Canada Child Benefit, to enhanced benefits and pensions for seniors, to stronger public health care and a Canada-wide system of affordable early learning and child care, have supported Canadians’ incomes and higher numbers of Canadians participating in the labour force, including a record number of working-age women. 2, record 2, English, - government%27s%20economic%20plan
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Planification économique
- Administration publique (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plan économique du gouvernement
1, record 2, French, plan%20%C3%A9conomique%20du%20gouvernement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le plan économique du gouvernement aide les Canadiens à faire face à ces turbulences économiques. Les investissements dans la population canadienne, qui vont de l'Allocation canadienne pour enfants à des prestations et des pensions bonifiées pour les personnes âgées, en passant par des soins de santé publics améliorés et à un système pancanadien de services abordables d'apprentissage et de garde des jeunes enfants, soutiennent le revenu des Canadiens et ont fait augmenter le nombre de personnes participant à la population active, notamment un nombre record de femmes en âge de travail. 2, record 2, French, - plan%20%C3%A9conomique%20du%20gouvernement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-01-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Skills Shortages
1, record 3, English, Skills%20Shortages
correct, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Department of Human Resources Development Canada training program. Skills Shortages assists employers to meet their critical needs for qualified workers in designated occupational skills, particularly non-traditional occupations. Every effort is being made to increase the participation of women in these occupations. Since December 1991, this program has been grouped with the Skills Shortages as Workplace-Based Training under the Labour Market Adjustment Program components of the new Canadian Labour Force Development Strategy. 1, record 3, English, - Skills%20Shortages
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Pénuries de main-d'œuvre
1, record 3, French, P%C3%A9nuries%20de%20main%2Dd%27%26oelig%3Buvre
correct, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Programme de formation de Développement des ressources humaines Canada. Le programme Pénuries de main-d'œuvre aide les employeurs à combler leurs besoins essentiels de travailleurs possédant certaines compétences professionnelles bien précises. C'est dans les professions dites «non traditionnelles» que le programme aide principalement à trouver des travailleurs qualifiés. Tout est mis en œuvre pour accroître la participation des femmes dans ces professions. Depuis le mois de décembre 1991, ce programme a été fusionné avec le programme Acquisition de compétences et remplacé par une formation en milieu de travail offerte en vertu du Programme d'adaptation au marché du travail qui s'inscrit dans le cadre de la nouvelle Stratégie de mise en valeur de la main-d'œuvre. 1, record 3, French, - P%C3%A9nuries%20de%20main%2Dd%27%26oelig%3Buvre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-12-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Demography
- Labour and Employment
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- lady boom
1, record 4, English, lady%20boom
familiar
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- working-women boom 2, record 4, English, working%2Dwomen%20boom
familiar
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A phase characterized by the increase of women in the labour force. 2, record 4, English, - lady%20boom
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Lady Boom in Quebec’s Economy ... Isabelle Hudon will provide an overview of the profound changes that followed the mass labour market integration of women in Quebec over the last 35 years. 1, record 4, English, - lady%20boom
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Démographie
- Travail et emploi
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- explosion démographique féminine sur le marché du travail
1, record 4, French, explosion%20d%C3%A9mographique%20f%C3%A9minine%20sur%20le%20march%C3%A9%20du%20travail
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- lady boom 2, record 4, French, lady%20boom
masculine noun, familiar
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phase qui se caractérise par une expansion de la population active féminine sur le marché du travail. 1, record 4, French, - explosion%20d%C3%A9mographique%20f%C3%A9minine%20sur%20le%20march%C3%A9%20du%20travail
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Durant les 35 dernières années, on a assisté à une véritable transformation dans le marché du travail québécois. En effet, entre 1976 et 2009, l’écart entre la part des femmes et des hommes dans la population active n'a cessé de diminuer. C'est ce qu'on appelle communément le «lady boom» [...] 3, record 4, French, - explosion%20d%C3%A9mographique%20f%C3%A9minine%20sur%20le%20march%C3%A9%20du%20travail
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-04-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
- Labour and Employment
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Women and Employment: Removing Fiscal Barriers to Women's Labour Force Participation
1, record 5, English, Women%20and%20Employment%3A%20Removing%20Fiscal%20Barriers%20to%20Women%27s%20Labour%20Force%20Participation
correct, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Status of Women Canada, by Kathleen A. Lahey(November 2005). This study analyzes how Canadian fiscal policy reinforces the many social, economic and legal barriers women face when they try to gain equal access to full-time work with equal pay, and examines structural proposals that would remove or reduce these barriers to women's labour force participation. 1, record 5, English, - Women%20and%20Employment%3A%20Removing%20Fiscal%20Barriers%20to%20Women%27s%20Labour%20Force%20Participation
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
- Travail et emploi
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Les femmes et l'emploi : Abolir les entraves fiscales à leur participation au marché du travail
1, record 5, French, Les%20femmes%20et%20l%27emploi%20%3A%20Abolir%20les%20entraves%20fiscales%20%C3%A0%20leur%20participation%20au%20march%C3%A9%20du%20travail
correct, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Condition féminine Canada, par Kathleen A. Lahey, (Novembre 2005). Cette étude analyse comment les politiques budgétaires canadiennes renforcent en fait les nombreux obstacles sociaux, économiques et juridiques qui diminuent les chances des femmes d'accéder à des emplois à temps plein aussi bien rémunérés que ceux des hommes; elle examine en outre les changements structuraux qui seront nécessaires pour abolir ou amenuiser les embûches à l'activité des femmes dans le marché du travail. 1, record 5, French, - Les%20femmes%20et%20l%27emploi%20%3A%20Abolir%20les%20entraves%20fiscales%20%C3%A0%20leur%20participation%20au%20march%C3%A9%20du%20travail
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-04-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Legal Profession: Organization
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- disciple of Themis
1, record 6, English, disciple%20of%20Themis
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Women are now part of the labour force, but female jurists form a distinct group. In the public' s eye, we are perceived as being privileged. Yet, to become a disciple of Themis, a woman must overcome many obstacles which are not related to her status as a jurist, but to her status as a woman 2, record 6, English, - disciple%20of%20Themis
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Themis: In Greek mythology, the goddess of established law and justice (really a personification). 3, record 6, English, - disciple%20of%20Themis
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Organisation de la profession (Droit)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- disciple de Thémis
1, record 6, French, disciple%20de%20Th%C3%A9mis
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On appelle criminaliste l'avocat ou l'avocate qui exerce le droit criminel. Calquée sur l'anglais criminal lawyer, l'expression avocat criminel ou avocate criminelle est fautive, sauf, bien sûr, si elle est employée pour désigner le disciple de Thémis qui s'est rendu coupable d'un crime. 2, record 6, French, - disciple%20de%20Th%C3%A9mis
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Thémis : l'une des Titanides, personnification de la justice et de l'ordre établi [mythologie grecque]. 3, record 6, French, - disciple%20de%20Th%C3%A9mis
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1997-10-28
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
- Public Service
- Labour and Employment
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Human Resources Investment Fund
1, record 7, English, Human%20Resources%20Investment%20Fund
correct, Canada
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- HRIF 2, record 7, English, HRIF
correct, Canada
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As announced in the 1995 Federal Budget, the aim of this Fund is to support initiatives to improve workplaces, increase employability of women and support provincial initiatives to address the child-care needs of women in the paid labour force and women working in rural communities, to assist Canadian women to achieve economic equality and well-being. 3, record 7, English, - Human%20Resources%20Investment%20Fund
Record 7, Key term(s)
- Human Resource Investment Fund
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Fonction publique
- Travail et emploi
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Fonds d'investissement dans les ressources humaines
1, record 7, French, Fonds%20d%27investissement%20dans%20les%20ressources%20humaines
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
- FIRH 1, record 7, French, FIRH
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comme annoncé dans le budget fédéral de 1995, ce Fonds vise à appuyer des activités qui visent à améliorer les lieux de travail, à accroître l'employabilité des femmes et à appuyer les mesures prises par les gouvernements provinciaux pour répondre aux besoins en services de garderie pour les femmes sur le marché du travail rémunéré afin d'aider les femmes du Canada à atteindre l'égalité et le mieux-être financiers. 2, record 7, French, - Fonds%20d%27investissement%20dans%20les%20ressources%20humaines
Record 7, Key term(s)
- Fonds d'investissement en ressources humaines
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-06-12
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
- Labour and Employment
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Re-Entry Option
1, record 8, English, Re%2DEntry%20Option
correct, Canada
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- Re-entry Option 2, record 8, English, Re%2Dentry%20Option
correct, Canada
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This option is part of the Job Entry Program of the Canadian Jobs Strategy of Employment and Immigration Canada. 1, record 8, English, - Re%2DEntry%20Option
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Re-entry Option is aimed at unemployed women having difficulty making a successful transition into the labour force due to lack of adequate training and/or work experience. 2, record 8, English, - Re%2DEntry%20Option
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Travail et emploi
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- option Réintégration
1, record 8, French, option%20R%C3%A9int%C3%A9gration
correct, Canada
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette option fait partie du programme Intégration professionnelle de la Planification de l'emploi. 1, record 8, French, - option%20R%C3%A9int%C3%A9gration
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Lexique de l'emploi. Emploi et Immigration Canada, 1990. 2, record 8, French, - option%20R%C3%A9int%C3%A9gration
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 3 OBS
L'Option Réintégration vise les femmes en chômage qui ont de la difficulté à retourner sur le marché du travail à cause d'un manque de formation ou d'expérience pratique suffisantes. 3, record 8, French, - option%20R%C3%A9int%C3%A9gration
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1993-03-02
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Labour and Employment
- Working Practices and Conditions
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- labour force turnover rate 1, record 9, English, labour%20force%20turnover%20rate
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
..., the labour force turnover rate that is, the extent to which workers enter and leave the work force in a given period of time, is still much higher for women than for men, and their withdrawal from employment stretches over a longer time.(WOFED 21) 1, record 9, English, - labour%20force%20turnover%20rate
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Travail et emploi
- Régimes et conditions de travail
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- taux de mouvement de la population active
1, record 9, French, taux%20de%20mouvement%20de%20la%20population%20active
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- wage income 1, record 10, English, wage%20income
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Additional and Discouraged Workers-An Analysis of Cross Section Data for Married Women, Special Labour Force Studies, Labour Division, Statistics Canada) 1, record 10, English, - wage%20income
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- revenu salarial
1, record 10, French, revenu%20salarial
masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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