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Canadian Committee on Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Publisher: c/o Lenore Rogers, National ChairpersonYear Published: 1982 Resource Type: Organization Cx Number: CX2437 CCLOW is a national voluntary organization, formed in 1972 for the purpose of improving opportunities for women in Canada. Abstract: This abstract was published in Connextion Digest in 1982 and 1983: CCLOW is a national voluntary organization, formed in 1972 for the purpose of improving opportunities for women in Canada. Such opportunities are broadly defined as " any experience designed by women, formal or informal, which promotes their advancement intellectually, emotionally, socially, politically and which enables their full participation in Canadian life on terms which they themselves participate in determining." CCLOW brings together in local, regional and national networks members of community, groups, unions, colleges, universities, YWCA's, Status of Women committees, women's bureaus and a variety of other organizations, for purpose of information exchange, support and collective action. CCLOW identified gaps in services and unmet needs in the current provision of adult education programs as they affect women. It encourages and supports the extension of learning and training opportunities for disadvantaged women. It lobbies institutions and governments for changes in those policies and practices which set barriers for women attempting to obtain access to educational opportunities. It identifies and publicizes innovative programs, has developed self-training kits as part of a learning model designed for its members, hosts an annual congress, and issues a newsletter. This organization no longer exists. |