Women, Poverty and the Recession
with
Monica Townson
 
We used to hear a lot about the feminization of poverty.
It’s no longer news, but the percentage of women living in poverty is growing.
Monica Townson is an independent economic consultant on social policy and a frequent guest on television and radio.
She is a former consultant to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. 
Books by Monica Townson:  Report Card on Women & Poverty;  Pensions Under Attack; Growing Older, Working Longer: The New Face of Retirement;  Health and Wealth.
 
Monday March 8, 2010
12:30 to 2 pm
Wilmot United Church, corner Carleton and King Sts, Fredericton
Light lunch provided.
FREE but you must pre-register: Email acswcccf@gnb.ca or call 1-800-332-3087.
Wear NO SCENTS
New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women
 
 
NOTE:  Monica Townson will also speak on Women and the Recession,
on Monday, March 8, 7 pm, Edmund Casey Hall, Ted Daigle Auditorium, St. Thomas University. Free. 
Sponsored by Atlantic Human Rights Centre; NB Advisory Council on the Status of Women; NB Executive Council Women’s Issues Branch;
NB Dept of Social Development and St. Thomas University Women’s Studies & Gender Studies Programme
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rosella Melanson
Directrice générale, Conseil consultatif sur la condition de la femme au Nouveau-Brunswick
506 444-4101 ; 1 800 332-3087 ; télécopieur 506 444-4318
236, rue King, Fredericton (N.-B.) E3B 1E2
Executive Director, New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women
506 444-4101; 1-800-332-3087; fax 506 444-4318
236 King St. Fredericton, N.B. E3B 1E2
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