Global Trends in Women's Access to Decent Work

This publication does not mention Canada per se, but the global issues are also our issues. It's a 48-page .pdf, downloadable from http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/iez/global/06399.pdf . Here's the table of contents:
Table of Contents:
1. Preface 3
2. Executive Summary 4
3. Introduction: Gender Issues in an Era of Rapid Change 6
4. Current Tensions and Trends: Gender Norms and Decent Work 8
4.1 Role of Paradigms 8
4.2 Role of Social, Legal and Political Institutions 10
4.3 Challenges to Traditional Gender Roles 11
4.4 Potential Backlash and Reversal of Gender Equality Opportunities
5. Emerging Patterns of Work among Women and Men:
Economic Opportunities and Constraints in Access to Decent Work 17
5.1 Access to Employment 17
5.2 Fairness of Income 19
5.3 Security at Work 20
5.4 Social Protection 20
5.5 Freedom of Association 23
6. Decent Work and its Relation to Reproductive Work 25
6.1 Crucial Link between Labour Market Work and Reproductive Work 25
6.2 Effect of Unpaid Work on Labour Market Participation 27
6.3 Factors Affecting Labour Time Allocation 28
6.4 Market Work and the Need for Care 29
7. Policy Implications and Concluding Remarks 34
7.1 The Role of Governments 35
7.2 The Role of ILO and International Bodies 37
7.3 The Role of Labour Unions and Women’s Organizations 38
8. List of Acronyms
9. References