Employment status

Explores the factors associated with rural-urban differences in female employment rates.

Analyses rural-urban differences in the patterns of employment of women and men.

Provides an overview of major trends in non-farm self-employment activity for rural women, compared to urban women and rural men.

Examines whether to extend maternity and parental benefits under the current Employment Insurance program to self-employed parents.

Finds that women aged 45 and over face considerable barriers to getting or keeping jobs, including outdated technological skills, changed or increased baseline criteria for entry-level positions, and employer biases against middle-aged women. Provides recommendations for changes in government policies and programs that call for increasing public awareness of the value of older women workers.

Provides statistical data looking on Nova Scotia women and paid and unpaid work.

Provides the results of an empirical study of the impacts the trends in the labour force (the increased use of non-standard, contingent working patterns) have on single mothers/lone parents.

Provides updated information on women’s participation in the labour market to complement the "Women in Canada" series. Link requries PDF reader.

Provides the most up-to-date statistics available on working-age women with disabilities.

Describes the challenges women face when trying to balance work and home responsibilities, particularly as women are more prone to be employed in atypical work.