barriers experienced in each context. Results suggest that while Canadian women have similar career profiles to men, women in … the UK lag behind their male counterparts after graduation from the course. At the same time, UK women encounter more … UK and Canadian surveys are discussed in relation to this model and in the context of feminist theory and women in …

Many Canadian and UK trade unions host collective structures for women unionists. These structures continue to widen in … form to encompass women’s conferences, committees, courses, meetings, seminars, workshops, caucuses, branches and networks …. The bulk of extant work on union women’s structures focuses on their concern with improving women’s conditions in the …

on older women. The study is a cross-national comparison of five OECD countries using the Luxemburg Income Study database … results reveal that older women rely heavily on socially provided benefits for a majority of their income, and these benefits … are primarily responsible for whether older women find themselves in poverty or not. Older men and women in countries with …