Employer-supported volunteer activity : Activité bénévole appuyée par l'employeur, la situation des femmes et des organismes de femmes

This document expresses the views of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official policy of Status of Women Canada or the Government of Canada. [...] Specialists in the field anonymously review each paper and provide comments on: • The accuracy, completeness and timeliness of the information presented; • The extent to which the methodology used and the data collected support the analysis and recommendations; • The original contribution the report would make to existing work on this subject, and its usefulness to equality-seeking organizations, [...] While the majority of human resource directors did not consider that there were any gender effects of their policies, the results from the NSGVP indicate that employer support for women is more likely to take the form of recognition for women than men and more likely to take the form of time off and a change to work hours for men than women. [...] The implications for women employees, employers and women’s organizations all revolve around the need for information, education and awareness of policies and opportunities, and monitoring of the outcomes. [...] However, the extent and types of volunteer activity that employers support may depend on the type of employer and the 4 specifics of the volunteer activity.