National Action Committee on the Status of Women

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NAC
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:dissolved 2007
gptkbp:focus gptkb:public_policy
anti-discrimination
social justice
women's rights
equality legislation
gptkbp:founded 1971
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Toronto
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Action Committee on the Status of Women
gptkbp:languageOfWork gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:membership over 700 organizations at its peak
gptkbp:notable_campaign LGBTQ+ rights
reproductive rights
violence against women
child care
Indigenous women's rights
anti-poverty
pay equity
employment equity
constitutional equality
immigrant women's rights
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Judy_Rebick
gptkb:Doris_Anderson
gptkb:Kay_Macpherson
gptkb:Louise_Dulude
gptkb:Sunera_Thobani
gptkbp:notableEvent policy research
protests and demonstrations
lobbying government
coalition building
media advocacy
public education campaigns
advocacy for abortion rights
advocacy for anti-violence legislation
advocacy for pay equity legislation
advocacy for universal child care
coalition with other social justice groups
legal interventions
organizing national conferences
participation in United Nations conferences
lobbying for the inclusion of women's rights in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
gptkbp:purpose advocacy for women's rights
gender equality
gptkbp:website http://www.nac-cca.ca/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jean_Lumb
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7