Women’s Equality Advocacy Resource Guide
Women Elders in Action (WE*ACT)
Issues Resources for developing knowledge of the issue Tools for strategizing and taking action Contact
Pension reform to address poverty of senior women
Pensions in Canada: Policy Reform Because Women Matter
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/411/PDF%20Files/Final%20Position%20Paper.pdf
(Position paper that examines factors that affect women's pensions, and makes recommendations for addressing the inadequacies of the pension system many senior women are dependent on.)
Endorsement Form
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/411/PDF%20Files/Endorsement%20Form.pdf
(A document that can be used to show support for a review of public pensions as they currently exist to offer more protection to senior women.)
Jan Westlund,
Coordinator
jwestlund@411seniors.bc.ca
604-684-8171
Please contact your local women's centre
for more information