Women Challenging the Constitution: New Evidence

Authors

  • Naomi Black York University Mount Saint Vincent University
  • Louise Carbert Dalhousie University

Keywords:

Canadian women's movement, Canadian constitutional history, Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Abstract

Abstract

This article is more political than legal. Using the ap­proaches identified by feminist institutionalism, it fo­cuses on the interactions between the Canadian Advi­sory Council on the Status of Women (CACSW) and the Canadian government during the constitutional cri­sis of 1980-1981. How did the gendered institutions of the federal government facilitate a narrative that, finally, was harmful to the women’s movement in Canada?

 

Résumé

Cet article est plus politique que juridique. En utilisant les approches identifiées par les institutions féministes, il se penche sur les interactions entre le Conseil consul­tatif canadien sur la situation de la femme (CCCSF) et le gouvernement du Canada durant la crise constitution­nelle de 1980-1981. Comment les institutions marquées par la différenciation des sexes du gouvernement fédé­ral ont-elles facilité un récit qui était, en fin de compte, nuisible au mouvement féministe au Canada?

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Author Biographies

Naomi Black, York University Mount Saint Vincent University

Professor Emerita, York University

Political Science and Women's Studies

 

Adjunct Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University

Women's Studies

Louise Carbert, Dalhousie University

Associate Professor

Political Science, Gender & Women's Studies, Canadian Studies

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Published

2016-07-13

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 2 (2015): Critical Perspectives on Canadian Anti-Trafficking Discourse and Policy and Canadian Women Challenge the Constitution

Section

37.2 (1) - Canadian Women Challenge the Constitution: The Story Behind the Story

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