African-Canadian women among poorest of poor, CASW report.Ottawa--African Canadian women are among the poorest of the poor in Canada, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report published by the Canadian Association of Social Workers. The report points to racism in the work place and limited access to higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. as major factors contributing to this poverty group. "African Canadian women are in double jeopardy double jeopardy: see jeopardy. double jeopardy In law, the prosecution of a person for an offense for which he or she already has been prosecuted. In U.S. in terms of income," says Veronica Marsman, president of CASW CASW Canadian Association of Social Workers CASW Council for the Advancement of Science Writing CASW Canadian Agricultural Safety Week CASW Contemporary Art Society for Wales CASW contamination of air, soil and water CASW Children's Arts and Sciences Workshop, Inc. . "Being Black, they belong to a marginalized group whose income is among the lowest in Canada. Being women, they have less income than men." However, low income among African Canadian women cannot be explained by gender alone, Marsman adds. The report, Income of Black Women in Canada, examines the level and distribution of income among African Canadian women. It explores the impact of racism on Black women's lives in two areas having a direct influence on their income, namely education and employment. Based on the 2001 census, the report shows that: * the average income of African Canadian women was $20,029, while the average income of all Canadians was $29,769. * the average wage of African Canadian women was 79% of what African Canadian men earned and only 57% of what all Canadian men earned. A disproportionate dis·pro·por·tion·ate adj. Out of proportion, as in size, shape, or amount. dis  pro·por share of AfricanCanadian women had incomes below the poverty line: * 34.5% of African Canadian women in families were poor; only 13.7% of all women in families; * 52.7% of unattached African Canadian women were poor; 41.9% of all unattached women were poor. The report finds African Canadian women are unemployed at a rate that is 63% higher than for all women. The CASW report calls for the reduction of income inequality inequality, in mathematics, statement that a mathematical expression is less than or greater than some other expression; an inequality is not as specific as an equation, but it does contain information about the expressions involved. and poverty among African Canadians by: * implementing programs that support access to higher education and work experience; * improving the effectiveness of government income transfers; * promoting employment equity programs and anti-racist workplace education. "A commitment to systemic systemic /sys·tem·ic/ (sis-tem´ik) pertaining to or affecting the body as a whole. sys·tem·ic adj. 1. Of or relating to a system. 2. changes can improve the quality of life of African Canadian women." www.casw-acts.ca |
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