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Don't Make Us Work for Free! On September 17th, Ontario women started working for free because of the 29% wage gap between women and men. See the Ontario Equal Pay Coalition's Toronto Star Op Ed, "Ontario's gender pay gap cheats women workers ," and new "Don't Make Me Work for Free " sticker. Check out the website of the Equal Pay Coalition HERE for more information.
 

New funding for women's shelters; second stage housing programs! Read the Ontario government announcement HERE and our media response HERE .
 

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Oakville candidates debate issues of women and poverty PDF Print E-mail
Party candidates in Oakville faced questions on violence against women, opportunities for education and training and poverty in a candidates debate sponsored by a Step it Up! member, Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Services of Halton (SAVIS), and Amnesty International-Group 75-Oakville/Milton, Canadians in Support of Afghan Women (CSAW), Oakville Neighbourhood Watch, The Halton-Peel Humanist Community and Women of Halton Action Movement (WHAM). Read the coverage HERE .
 
Anti-violence pleas ignored: Toronto Star PDF Print E-mail
Debra Black has written a great story in the Toronto Star that gives a good outline of the Step it Up Campaign 'platform' and Party responses to our list. Click HERE to read the online article. Paper copy also includes a sidebar on the Party responses. The Progressive Conservatives did not return calls from the reporter.
 

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