In this paper, we examine some of the public policy that provides financial support to individuals who are no longer in the labour force. We argue that these programs neglect the specific needs of individuals who are considered older by labour force standards and who are yet too young to collect...

This paper investigates the relationship between income security policies and mothers' poverty. We evaluate qualitatively how changes to Ontario's social welfare system brought about by the 1997 Social Assistance Reform Act have affected mothers' financial security. We find that cuts to social...

The case studies and analyses developed in this timely book provide insight into the structural features of small and medium-sized firms in the information technology sector, and the implications of these features for the careers of people who are employed by them

Gender, age and work in the new economy / Julie McMullin and Heather Dryburgh -- Methods / Emily Jovic, Julie McMullin and Tammy Duerden Comeau -- Firms as "gender regimes" : the experiences of women in IT workplaces / Gillian Ranson and Heather Dryburgh -- Variants of masculinity within...