[{"key":"dc.contributor.author","value":"Meitz, Stephanie Frances","language":null},{"key":"dc.date.accessioned","value":"2015-09-28T21:48:11Z","language":null},{"key":"dc.date.available","value":"2015-10-24T05:34:09","language":null},{"key":"dc.date.issued","value":"2015","language":null},{"key":"dc.identifier.uri","value":"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2429\/54876","language":null},{"key":"dc.description.abstract","value":"In 1981, Canada ratified the Convention of Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in what would be perceived as an attempt to create a more just and equal society for women. However, with the implementation of harsh neo-liberal policies that emphasize privatization and minimal government intervention, women in Canada, particularly those most disadvantaged, are facing human rights violations. The past decade has been especially damaging as Canada\u2019s conservative government led by Stephen Harper made drastic funding cuts to women\u2019s organizations and serious cutbacks to social services through austerity measures. These neo-liberal policies are not only incompatible with the CEDAW, but are in direct opposition to its mandate, and democratic values in general. I will outline the recommendations made by CEDAW to the State of Canada, and discuss the State\u2019s blatant disregard towards the CEDAW and its principles of eliminating discrimination against women. I will describe the actions that the Canadian government, specifically the current conservative government, has taken to intentionally hinder the advancement of women\u2019s rights. I will argue that that these violations are an attempt to suppress threats to the current politico-economic system, neo-liberalism, which, I will argue, is inherently discriminatory. I will further argue that, especially in light of its colonial past and neo-colonial present, Canada must support autonomous women\u2019s rights movements and provide extensive social services if an effort to eliminate discrimination against women is to be made.","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.language.iso","value":"eng","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.publisher","value":"University of British Columbia","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.rights","value":"Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada","language":"*"},{"key":"dc.rights.uri","value":"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/2.5\/ca\/","language":"*"},{"key":"dc.title","value":"Canada\u2019s non-compliance with the Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) : neo-liberal policy and the suppression of women\u2019s rights in Canada","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.type","value":"Text","language":null},{"key":"dc.degree.name","value":"Master of Arts - MA","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.degree.discipline","value":"Political Science","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.degree.grantor","value":"University of British Columbia","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.date.graduation","value":"2015-11","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.type.text","value":"Thesis\/Dissertation","language":null},{"key":"dc.description.affiliation","value":"Arts, Faculty of","language":null},{"key":"dc.description.affiliation","value":"Political Science, Department of","language":null},{"key":"dc.degree.campus","value":"UBCV","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.description.scholarlevel","value":"Graduate","language":"en"}]