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May 17, 2008 - 2:53pm

Women - Online Resources

Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women

January 2, 2008 - 9:11pm

Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW) is a research institute which provides tools to facilitate organizations taking action to advance social justice and equality for all women. The CRIAW website has fact sheets, publications, and a virtual resource centre.

L’ICREF est un institut de recherche qui offre des outils pour aider les organisations à agir afin de promouvoir la justice sociale et l’égalité pour toutes les femmes. L’ICREF reconnaît les diverses expériences et perspectives des femmes; crée des espaces pour développer le savoir des femmes; établit des ponts pour briser l’isolement des régions; et assure des liens de communication entre les chercheuses et les organisations qui oeuvrent activement à promouvoir la justice sociale et l’égalité pour toutes les femmes.

( categories: Online Resources | Canada | Bilingual | Women )

Kelowna Community Resources

October 29, 2007 - 1:50pm

Kelowna Community Resources is a searchable online database of community resources from across the central Okanagan.

( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Aboriginal/First Nations | Children/Youth | Disability | Education | Family | Foodbanks & Food | Health | Housing | Immigrants & Refugees | Legal Aid | LGBTQ | Mental Health | People of Colour | Seniors/Elders | Welfare | Women )

The Nova Scotia Single Mothers' Survival Guide

September 17, 2006 - 5:35pm

The fifth edition of the Single Mothers' Survival Guide is now online. The guide has information for single mothers in Nova Scotia on accessing social assistance, legal aid, child support, and other social services. It also has a guide on how to become politically active and some stories and interviews with single moms.

( categories: Online Resources | Nova Scotia | Children/Youth | Family | Organizing | Women )

Cartographie du Québec féministe branché / Women's groups and resources in Quebec

September 12, 2006 - 11:38am

Le site web / Website: http://netfemmes.cdeacf.ca/les_ressources/bottin/
Cette page de recherche vous permet de sélectionner un thème (à partir de la liste ci-dessus) et une région du Québec; l'engin de recherche vous présente une liste de liens vers des organismes pertinents dans la région désirée. (Le site permet également des recherches sur tout le Canada et ailleurs).

Searchable map of women's resources. Topics include (among others) the following: Agression sexuelle (sexual aggression), Centre de femmes (women's centre), Famille (family), Lutte contre la pauvreté (anti-poverty initiatives), Mouvement des femmes (women's movement), Violence, etc.

( categories: Online Resources | Québec | Français | Family | Violence | Women )

Justice for Girls

August 29, 2006 - 10:01am

Justice for Girls has a number of online resources - a Girls' Rights Card, Rights of Incarcerated Girls in BC Facts Sheet, and reports, articles and links on girls and the criminal justice system.

( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Children/Youth | Legal Research | Prisoners' Rights | Women )

Mother of Red Nations Women's Council of Manitoba

August 17, 2006 - 2:42pm

Mother of Red Nations Women's Council of Manitoba works "[t]o promote, protect and support the spiritual, emotional, physical and mental well being of all Aboriginal women and children in Manitoba."

( categories: Online Resources | Manitoba | Aboriginal/First Nations | Women )

Women of Color Web

August 17, 2006 - 12:51pm

Women of Color Web is a site providing access to writings by and about women of color in the U.S., focusing specifically on issues related to feminisms, sexualities, and reproductive health and rights.

( categories: Online Resources | United States | People of Colour | Women )

BC Centre for Women's Health Online Resources

August 9, 2006 - 9:58am

BC Centre for Women's Health (BCCWH) has many online resources on aboriginal health, health care reform, women and addictions, women with disabilities, lesbian health and many more.

( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Health | LGBTQ | Women )

Single Mothers Survival Guide Fifth Edition

July 4, 2006 - 11:00pm

Published by the Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group (NSPIRG) has updated, and put online, Single Mothers Survival Guide (Fifth Edition) that recognizes the economic, social, and political hardships experienced by single mothers and offers specific and practical information on how to cope when living in poverty in the metro-Halifax area. Though some sections are specific to Nova Scotia, the guide has information for anyone.

( categories: Online Resources | Nova Scotia | Women )

Welfare Resource Guide for Women

March 30, 2005 - 12:00am

The Vancouver Status of Women's (VSW) Welfare Resource Guide for Women (in PDF) provides general information to women about British Columbia's welfare system or Employment and Assistance Regulations. In particular, the Guide especially focuses on the needs of single mothers. Free copies are available from the Vancouver Status of Women or can be downloaded along with other publications from the VSW publications page.

( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Welfare | Women )

L'R des centres de femmes du Québec

October 16, 2004 - 11:00pm
  • "...un lieu essentiel de soutien aux centres de femmes et d’action socio-politique. (...) Ce site vous fournira l’information pertinente concernant L’R et les centres de femmes, les publications disponibles, un répertoire d’outils d’éducation populaire, la liste des centres de femmes, les événements à venir, et autres choses encore." Visitez L'R des centres de femmes du Québec
  • "This site is a resource for women's centres and for social and political action. It offers information about the organization (L'R) and women's centres in Quebec, publications, public awareness campaign tools, a list of women's centres in the province events and more. Visit the L'R website of Québec Women's Centres.
( categories: Online Resources | Québec | Bilingual | Women )

The Prairie Women’s Health Centre of Excellence

July 5, 2004 - 11:00pm

The Prairie Women’s Health Centre of Excellence is one of the Centres of Excellence for Women’s Health supported by the Women’s Health Bureau of Health Canada. The Centres are dedicated to improving the health status of Canadian women by supporting policy-oriented, and community-based research and analysis on the social determinants of women’s health.

( categories: Online Resources | Canada | Health | Women )

Family Law Manual

July 5, 2004 - 11:00pm

The BC/Yukon Society of Transition Houses and the BC Association of Specialized Victims Services and Counseling Programs have a Family Law Resource Manual for Community Based Advocates Assisting Women Dealing With Violence Issues (359 pages, in PDF).

( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Yukon | Family | Legal Research | Violence | Women )

Parenting on Your Own

May 17, 2002 - 11:00pm

The goal of the Manitoba Women's Advisory Council's online resource for single parents in Manitoba is to advise single parents of their rights and to list the services and supports that are available in the community.

( categories: Online Resources | Manitoba | Family | Women )

BC Coalition of Women's Centres

May 17, 2002 - 11:00pm

BC Coalition of Women's Centres has links to impacts of the provincial government cutbacks on women, petitions, Women's Bucks, and more.

( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Women )
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