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Getting Real Video
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| "Getting Real" is a 28-minute drama depicting the life of a young northern Aboriginal girl who lives with her mother and stepfather and is learning to detect the signs of violence. |
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Improving Treatment and Support for Yukon Girls and Women with Substance Use Problems and Addictions [458.12 KB  ]
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| The Yukon Women and Substance Abuse research project was initiated by the Interdepartmental Working Group with representatives from Health and Social Services, Department of Justice, Yukon Bureau of Statistics and the Women’s Directorate of the Yukon Government. |
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Yukon Family Violence Resource Directory 2007 [1620.12 KB ]
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| This guide is designed to help you help victims or offenders by telling them about local services. The directory is primarily a resource for community workers in social services, health and/or justice but it may also be used by people who have experienced family violence themselves. Most of the agencies listed do not require a formal referral to receive their services. |
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Women in Trades Report (2005) [3920.79 KB ]
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| The Women in Trades Update Report (2005) highlights recent initiatives and identifies opportunities for increasing the representation and retention of women in skilled trades. This joint initiative of the Yukon Women's Directorate and the Department of Education is a follow-up to a 1999 report. |
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Workplaces that Work brochure (2003) [892.70 KB ]
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| Creating a Workplace Culture that Attracts, Retains and Promotes Women. These documents were developed for the use of Federal Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for the Status of Women, within their mandates, to encourage private sector employment leaders to create workplaces that will attract, retain and promote women in high-growth industry sectors that are facing serious skills shortages. |
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Attitudes Towards Family Violence: A survey of adults in the Yukon [28.57 KB ]
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| The Directorate commissioned a Family Violence Survey during the winter of 2001-02, to find out what Yukoners think and how they feel about family violence. The survey is presented here; the final report is entitled Attitudes Towards Family Violence: A survey of adults in the Yukon. |
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Free from Fear (2002) [2127.79 KB ]
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| Free from Fear is a booklet for teens. It provides information on healthy and unhealthy relationships, sexual assault, getting help and the law. It also lists Yukon services and agencies that can help teens deal with sexual assault. |
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Counting Us In: A Statistical Profile of Yukon Women (1999) [427.73 KB ]
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| This document provides gender disaggregated statistics for the Yukon. It is based on 1996 Canadian data. It serves as a complement to Multiple Roles, Multiple Voices, a study published by the Women's Directorate and Bureau of Statistics in 1993. Multiple Roles, Multiple Voices provided a statistical overview of Yukon women and identified the concerns and priorities of women in the territory. |
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A Decade of Yukon Women: 1999-2000 Daybook
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| For ten years, Yukoners nominated women from all walks of life, women they admired and respected, and women whose efforts made the Yukon a better place in which to live. To celebrate the millennium, the Women's Directorate produced this daybook in honour of all the winners of the Yukon Women's Awards since 1990. Available through the Women's Directorate library (#EB015). |
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It All Adds Up: A Reader's Guide to the Gender Equity in the Schools Policy [20.20 KB ]
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| Money Smarts for Young WomenMoney Smarts is a financial information kit for young women. It consists of two brochures – one containing advice on how to manage money and one with suggestions on where to go for more information – a folder, a poster and an instructor's guide. |
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Options, Choices, Changes [769.22 KB ]
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| This is a resource booklet for women experiencing abuse. First released in May, 1999, the booklet is updated often. The latest version is from 2008. The booklet contains information about abuse; information to help you make choices; and telephone numbers and addresses of services that can be of help to you. |
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Our Land, Too: Women of Canada and the Northwest 1860-1914
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| (1992) A social history text of women's contributions from 860 to 1914 in Canada and the Northwest. Available through the Women's Directorate library (#DB007). |
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A Cappella North: a survey of teenage girls in the Yukon
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| This 1995 report is based on responses from approximately 200 teenage girls residing in the Yukon, ages 13 to 19. Topics discussed included: self image and concerns; violence against women; relationships with parents; living away from home; gender issues; school climate; substance use; sexuality; and plans for the future. Available through the Women’s Directorate library (#EL036) |
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A Cappella North 2 - Bulletins
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| The A Cappella North 2 (ACN2) study was conducted in 2001 on behalf of the Government of Yukon Women’s Directorate and the Department of Education. The answers to the survey questions were released in a series of bulletins anchored to different themes: Bulletin 1: Sexual Assault; Bulletin 2: First Nations Youth; Bulletin 3: Education; Bulletin 4: Active Living and Health; Bulletin 5: Alcohol and Drugs; Bulletin 6: Equality; ACN2 Survey Summary |
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Poster Downloads
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| Get your free copy of our Women's History Month and Stop the Violence Posters |
