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Sexism
Recommendation 55:
Implement a human rights, Indigenous rights, and gender based analysis in the conception and implementation of all poverty reduction strategies, policies, legislation, and decision making.
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Recommendation 196:
Hospitals including security guards need to be welcoming and supportive—not judgmental and criminalizing—in their interactions with Indigenous patients.
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Recommendation 2:
FUNDING—adequate staffing and staff training in the justice system, and well-resourced survivor-focused services and supports
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Recommendation 92:
Funding initiatives to end homelessness must be more inclusive of Indigenous women. Implement the existing recommendations of Homes 4 Women and Women’s Shelters Canada on making homeless initiatives and funding structures more gender-equal.
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Recommendation 6:
Formally recognize the National Occupancy Standards as merely guidelines and create new standards to guide occupancy rates in social housing and the private rental market.
- The NOS are not an accurate measure of housing stock suitability throughout Canada and they do not prevent overcrowding in their current form.
- The policy is being misused as guidelines for household composition and suitability.
- The NOS are a barrier for women with children seeking housing and are centred on the western ideal of the nuclear family.
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Recommendation 178:
For women who do not have primary custody of their children, prioritize the social bond between incarcerated mothers and their children. This includes:
- Funding for families to cover the costs and logistics of transportation for visits and child-friendly practices during visitation including visitation hours scheduled after school hours, no body searches of children, and allowance for physical contact.
- Visitation outside the prison setting.
- Free and unlimited phone calls and introduce video calling technologies, in addition to the right to open in-person visits.
- Family reunification as a priority post-release by providing all the necessary supports including housing, child care, and parenting support.
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Recommendation 93:
Federal funding for homelessness needs to go beyond Housing First initiatives to better suit the diverse needs of Indigenous women. Housing First funding must also have less eligibility criteria and longer timelines.
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Recommendation 17:
Establish stand-alone pay equity and pay transparency legislation.
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Recommendation 177:
Establish alternatives to Correctional facilities for all mothers who are primary caregivers or expected to give birth while in prison. In the immediate, implement child-friendly mother-child units in all Correctional facilities so no child is separated from their mother.
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Recommendation 35:
Ensure there is no bias, prejudice or discrimination against employees from diverse backgrounds, including Muslim employees, in wages and compensation.
Islamophobia at Work: Challenges and Opportunities
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Canadian Labour Congress
Canadian Labour Congress
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2019
2019
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