If I had a hammer : retraining that really works / Margaret Hillyard Little.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Little, Margaret Jane Hillyard, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Occupational training for women--Canada.

Occupational training for women.

Poor women--Employment--Canada.

Poor women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is about poor women, many of them single mothers, Aboriginal, or both, who have defied the odds to become apprenticing carpenters. To do so they have juggled child-care schedules, left abusive partners, and kicked drug habits to participate in a unique intensive retraining program. Through the voices of the women participants and their instructors, Margaret Little analyzes the program to reveal the struggles and triumphs of low-income women. She demonstrates that there is a desperate need for retraining programs that provide real opportunities for economic independence. She also argues that, in an era of workfare and time-limited welfare, such programs are an effective strategy for welfare reform.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Laying the Foundation""; ""3 The Everyday Lives of Our Heroes""; ""4 From Blueprint to Reality: Challenges at the Job Site""; ""5 Measuring Success""; ""6 “ A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out�: Let�s Get Serious about Retraining""; ""Appendices""; ""Notes""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610939381

1-280-93938-9

0-7748-5127-9

OCLC:

923441529