Cross-Country Check-Up
Given that education unions have memberships that are predominantly female, austerity in the education sector is clearly a women’s issue.
Women
Building Community
The point of talking about privilege is not to make people feel bad, or guilty; it is that recognizing privilege is the only hope we have of breaking down the system to make it fairer for everyone.
Conversation with Cindy Blackstock
Voice in conversation with Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada.
A History of Women Teachers
Eighty-one percent of the members of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) are women and, in many ways, the history of women teachers reflects the struggles of all Canadian women.
Courageous Women Rebels
Joy Crysdale. Second Story Press, 2013. 124 pages, $10.95
Born to Lead
ETFO’s more than 60,000 women members bring many important skills to leadership. Researchers have discovered that the connections in the typical female brain often run from side to side between the left and right hemispheres.
Your Federation
More than 100 delegates and 35 union school representatives attended February’s Representative Council meeting. President Hammond spoke to the importance of ETFO’s participation in creating positive social and political change for all Ontarians.
Beyond Black History Month
I recently participated in a curriculum workshop for teachers hosted by Natasha Henry.
Walking With Our Sisters
ETFO’s annual leadership conference for women, … and still we rise (ASWR), is known for providing inspiring ideas women educators can use to make a difference in their classrooms and communities.
ETFO Leadership Programs for Women
Eighty-one per cent of ETFO’s members are women. As part of its ongoing commitment to equity, ETFO makes it a priority to encourage women’s leadership in the union. This commitment is reflected in an ever-growing number of leadership programs offered to women members.