POLS 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Postfeminism, Cadency, Henry Morgentaler

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 2110
• Professor: Cheryl Collier

Document Summary

National action committee on the status of women. To monitor the federal government"s commitment to filling the. Nac non-partisan umbrella group of hundreds of member women"s groups from across canada groups: at its peak in the late 1980s/1990s:over 700 member. Initially nac was almost completely funded by the federal government: cuts in 1990s; defunded; defunct. During the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, nac pushed for a variety of liberal rights for women. One of the biggest lobbying efforts: fight for equality rights to be in included in the canadian constitution. A key part was amendment to add a charter of rights and. Freedoms: a number of legal, individual and group rights decided by the prime minister, government minister premiers. No gender in original list of charter rights. Lobbying by nac, alongside other women"s groups, led to the inclusion of equality rights for women and aboriginals: section 15 and section 28. Since, women"s groups have turned to the courts.