During 1995, the Canadian government was hard at work dismantling women’s advocacy and research groups. It is at the same time the Federal Government implemented Gender Based Analysis as part of an international agreement. The policy was created to ensure there was no separation between economic and social policies. This policy is instrumental in assessing how policies will affect men and women differently and there fore make recommendations on the implementation of the policy based on its findings (Crow, 121- 122).
Crow, B., Gotell, L. Open Boundaries: A Canadian Women’s Studies Reader, Third Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall, Toronto, 2009.
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While the implementation of Gender Based analysis is ideal, it is not always put into affect as stated by Jean Crowder, MP. “The fact that a gender analysis is done does not mean it's going to be reflected in the actual policy outcome. ... Often that decision can be made at a political level or at a bureaucratic level”. The results of the analysis needs to be put into action when it proves inequalities, and I believe the Status of Women in Canada (SWC) needs to be given more authority to ensure policies are put into action to ensure gender equality. There is no use expending resources in order to uncover inequalities, if they are not going too corrected.
The hearings on Federal Government use of gender based analysis, being held by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Status of Women, Ottawa, March 8, 2005
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