Jane Stinson

Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW-ICREF)

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I am currently a Research Associate with the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW-ICREF), the only national, bilingual feminist organization dedicated to research. Through CRIAW I’ve collaborated on many research projects advancing knowledge on how to do feminist intersectional analysis, how to engage marginalized community members to influence economic development decisions, and how changes to public services affect diverse groups of women. Previously I worked for the Canadian Union of Public Employees as a researcher, educator, facilitator, strategic planner and managing director of national departments, often involved in a labour-university research alliance. A leave of absence allowed me to analyze the outcome of pay equity bargaining for Ontario Hospital workers while pursuing an MA at the Institute of Political Economy. I recently helped to get the IPE Work and Labour program off the ground and now chair the Advisory Board and teach the program’s core course (PECO 5002 – the Political Economy of Work and Labour). That course explores union strategies for solidarity within the changing nature of Canadian capitalism, the labour market and work.

My research interests include:

union strategies for organizing, collective bargaining, and developing broad-based solidarity for social, political and economic change
public policy analysis, public services, and the care economy
feminist and equity organizing
intersectional analysis
precarious employment and the future of work.

Selected publications on work and labour issues:

International Trade Union Congress. (2021) : Trade Union in Action Around the World. ITUC report on care.

Ballantyne, Morna and Stinson, Jane. (2019) Women Breaking Barriers: Using Education to Develop Women’s Leadership inside Canada’s Largest Union. In

. Edited by: Cindy Hanson, Adriane Paavo and Sisters in Labour Education. Fernwood Publishing.

Stinson, Jane. (2018) Public Services International.

Pollack, Marion, Stinson, Jane and Levac, Leah. (2018) . Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women.

Hanson, Cindy, Cattapan, Alana, Paterson, Stephanie, Stinson, Jane and Neapole, Jacqueline. (2018) . Institute for Research on Public Policy.

Baker, Sarah, Denis, Ann and Stinson, Jane. (2016) . CRIAW.

Stinson, Jane, Pollak, Nancy and Cohen, Marcy. (2005) . Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives BC Office.

Research Projects:

(2020-21) CRIAW. Health Canada Impact Assessment Research Fund.

Engendering Public Engagement () (2015-17) Co-applicant, SSHRC Partnership Development Grant.

(2012-17) Co-applicant, SSHRC Partnership Development Grant.

(2010-17) Principal Investigator, SSHRC Community-University Research Alliance.

(2003-06) Co-applicant, SSHRC, Initiatives on the New Economy program.

Editorial Board member (2002-2009) , York University.

Other:

Bridging Theory and Activism in the Work & Labour Program: A conversation with Jane Stinson. (November 2021). Institute of Political Economy. �Ӱ�ԭ�� University.

Profile of Jane Stinson. 2017. Faculty of Public for the 75th anniversary of �Ӱ�ԭ�� University.