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Women and gender diverse people
Recommendation 49:
Women’s shelters on reserve should have the option to incorporate as nonprofit organizations to receive funding directly from INAC, rather than through Band councils, in order to maintain the privacy of those accessing the shelter.
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Pay transparency would help promote pay equality in BC by highlighting pay gaps that exist within firms and encouraging them to close those gaps. Importantly, this type of legislation provides a foundation for further action by mandating the release of the data needed to identify pay discrimination. The information and data can then be used to inform future policies. In contrast, pay equity legislation would help to address the systematic undervaluation of women’s work by analyzing the pay and value of jobs traditionally segregated by gender. Proactive pay equity is a complementary policy to pay transparency and can further reduce the pay gap by ensuring that people working in female-dominated occupational groups are being paid the same as other occupations of equivalent value.
With that in mind, our research indicates that for any type of pay legislation that BC chooses to adopt, the effect on the gender pay gap is dependent on the details of policy design and adopted tools. Key elements include clear reporting requirements, sufficient guidance for businesses, and a well-funded oversight body.
With that in mind, our research indicates that for any type of pay legislation that BC chooses to adopt, the effect on the gender pay gap is dependent on the details of policy design and adopted tools. Key elements include clear reporting requirements, sufficient guidance for businesses, and a well-funded oversight body.
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Recommendation 36:
We call upon the federal, provincial, and territorial governments to work with Aboriginal communities to provide culturally relevant services to inmates on issues such as substance abuse, family and domestic violence, and overcoming the experience of having been sexually abused.
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Recommendation 102:
We call upon the federal, provincial, and territorial governments to fund further inquiries and studies in order to better understand the relationship between resource extraction and other development projects and violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people. At a minimum, we support the call of Indigenous women and leaders for a public inquiry into the sexual violence and racism at hydroelectric projects in northern Manitoba.
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Recommendation 19:
We call upon the federal government, in consultation with Aboriginal peoples, to establish measurable goals to identify and close the gaps in health outcomes between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities, and to publish annual progress reports and assess longterm trends. Such efforts would focus on indicators such as: infant mortality, maternal health, suicide, mental health, addictions, life expectancy, birth rates, infant and child health issues, chronic diseases, illness and injury incidence, and the availability of appropriate health services.
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Recommendation 11:
We call upon the federal government—specifically, Library and Archives Canada and the Privy Council Office—to maintain and to make easily accessible the National Inquiry’s public record and website.
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Recommendation 36:
We call upon the federal government to review and reform the law about sexualized violence and intimate partner violence, utilizing the perspectives of feminist and Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people.
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Recommendation 35:
We call upon the federal government to review and amend the Criminal Code to eliminate definitions of offences that minimize the culpability of the offender.
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Recommendation 55:
We call upon the federal government to return women’s corrections to the key principles set out in Creating Choices (1990)
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Recommendation 171:
We call upon the federal government to pursue the collection and dissemination of disaggregated data concerning violence against Métis women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people, including barriers they face in accessing their rights to safety, informed by Métis knowledge and experiences. We also call upon the federal government to support and fund research that highlights distinctive Métis experiences, including the gathering of more stories specific to Métis perspectives on violence.
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