Jordan, Elizabeth

Residual Sex Discrimination in the Indian Act: Constitutional Remedies

This article examines residual sex discrimination in the Canadian Indian Act after the implementation of Bill C-31 to amend the Act. The author examines the continuation of Indian status between generations and how Indigenous women continue to be disadvantaged by these rules. The article begins with a review of challenges to the Indian Act before the enactment of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The author then moves to discuss the conflict between individual and collective rights which arises in these debates of Indigenous rights.

Commitments Abroad, Inequalities at Home: The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women - What it is and why it matters

The coalition known as the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) was founded in 1999 to monitor Canada's implementation of its human rights commitments to women. This toolkit was designed for coalition members, policy-makers and parliamentarians. The aim is to help these groups and individuals to understand the intricacies of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and show how they can take action to ensure UN recommendations are implemented at all levels of government.