Boyd, Monica

Gender, Refugee Status and Permanent Settlement

This article focuses on the extent to which gender constitutes a key determinant in generating refugee flows and providing humanitarian assistance. The author begins by noting that although women constitute the majority of the refugee population, they are a comparatively small number of refugee claimants in receiving states. The article proceeds to review the international legal regime and its slow incorporation of the specific issues facing women within refugee law.

Royal Commission Report on Aboriginal Peoples Volume 4 - Perspectives and Realities, Part 2 - Women's Perspectives

The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples was established to undertake a comprehensive examination of the relationship between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals in Canada and to investigate practical solutions to the issues. This section of the Commission's final report focuses on the state of Aboriginal women in Canada. The section undertakes an extensive review of the historical development of the Indian Act and the impact of its provisions upon Aboriginal women.