PAR-L Niouzes presents brief notices of research activities and recent publications from our partner organizations, with links to publications available online. This issue of Niouzes reports research and publication activity for January 2003 to December 2003.

As we do not have the resources to make every news item available in both French and English, we post the notices in whichever official language(s) the information comes to the Editors, English and/or French.

Niouzes is prepared by Robin Sutherland in collaboration with Michèle Ollivier, Wendy Robbins, and Diane Beauregard, with technical assistance from Julie Guénette.

If you would like to become a Partner in the PAR-L Strategic Research Network, please complete our online application form. More information about our network of partner organisations is available at: http://www.unb.ca/par-l/partners.htm.

Niouzes présente les activités de recherche et les publications récentes des partenaires du Réseau de recherche PAR-L, avec des liens vers les publications qui sont disponibles en ligne. Le présent numéro couvre la période de janvier à décembre 2003.

Si vous souhaitez devenir Partenaire du Réseau de recherche stratégique PAR-L, veuillez remplir notre formulaire de demande en ligne. Pour de plus amples renseignements sur les organisations partenaires du Réseau de recherche PAR-L, nous vous invitons à visiter notre site Web à : http://www.unb.ca/par-l/partenaires.htm.

Nous ne possédons pas les ressources nous permettant de fournir toutes les nouvelles dans les deux langues officielles. Nous affichons donc les abrégés de recherche dans la langue de leur réception, en français et/ou en anglais.

Niouzes est préparé par Robin Sutherland en collaboration avec Michèle Ollivier, Wendy Robbins et Diane Beauregard, avec l'aide technique de Julie Guénette.

RESEARCH / RECHERCHE

The CASAC LINKS Research Project is working to improve and link the public legal education and research functions of Canadian transition houses and rape crisis centres, and to unite frontline service work with federal policy research and law. For more information, visit the CASAC site at: http://www.casac.ca/enghome.htm.



CRIAW

FV No 14 Luther, Rashmi et al., eds. Seen but not Heard: Aboriginal Women and Women of Colour in the Academy. 2nd Ed. 2003 Price : $13.95 (+ 2$ posting and handling)

Fact sheet: Immigrant and Refugee Women
Only 4% of Canadians are not immigrants or descendents of immigrants. Only Aboriginal peoples are native to this land, and have lived and died here for 10,000 years. Thirty percent of Canadian women have themselves immigrated here from somewhere else and this population is growing four times faster than the population of Canadian-born women.

CRIAW also offers research grants, awards & prizes for research projects. For more information, click here.



CWHN

Network Magazine. (Winter 2003). Vol. 5/6, Number 4/1.
Feature Articles include: Reclaiming Menopause; Invisible Advertising; Building Bridges Across Difference and Disability; Farm Women Speak Out About Stress; Finding Out About Birth Options In Rural Canada is Harder Than You Might Think; Reading Romanow on Women's Health; Caring for the Dying in Hospital; Health Care System in Atlantic Canada Neglects Immigrant, Refugee and Minority Women; Immigrant, Refugee and Visible Minority Women Experience Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Study Finds; $1.25 Million Study Looks at Impact of Racism, Violence on Health and Well Being of African Canadians; Studies Highlight Differences in HIV Risks For Canadian Men and Women.

Network Magazine. (Spring/Fall 2003).Volume 6, Number 2/3.
Feature articles include: Midwifery care continues to face challenges; Doulas create birth memories worth cherishing; Mothers in motion; Prenatal technologies may not offer reproductive choice; Degree of women's homelessness underestimated, study finds; Which tips for health really matter?; HRT claims challenged; Newspapers highlight benefits of new drugs, ignore risks; Drugs in our water; Health complications from breast implant surgery common; Women survivors of childhood sexual abuse reluctant to use health system.

To subscribe, or to receive your one time free copy of Network magazine, send your mailing address and name to cwhn@cwhn.ca.



Centres of Excellence for Women's Health

Safety First: Women and Health Protection. (Spring 2003). Volume 3, Number 2.
Feature articles include: Safety First: Women and Health Protection; Hormone Therapy: Health Protection Lessons from the Women's Health Initiative; Registering the Impact of Breast Implants; Women and Adverse Drug Reactions: Reporting in the Canadian Context; Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs - Whatever the Problem, You Can Always Pop a Pill; International Harmonisation of New Drugs Regulation: Not in Women's Best Interest; Communicating about Environmental Risks and Infant Feeding; Canadian Women's Health Network; Beyond DES - Hormones in the Environment; DES Action Canada; The Over-Prescription of Benzodiazepines.

La sécurité d'abord : La protection de la santé des femmes. (Printemps 2003). Volume 3, numéro 2.
La sécurité d'abord : La protection de la santé des femmes; Hormonothérapie : Leçons de protection de la santé tirées de la Women's Health Initiative; Consignation des effets des implants mammaires; Les femmes et la notification des effets indésirables des médicaments au Canada; Publicité directe aux consommateurs des médicaments d'ordonnance - Quel que soit le problème, il y a toujours la solution du comprimé; Harmonisation internationale de la réglementation des nouveaux médicaments : Pas dans l'intérêt des femmes; Communication sur les risques environnementaux et l'allaitement des nourrissons; Le Réseau canadien pour la santé des femmes; Au-delà du D.E.S. - Les hormones dans l'environnement; D.E.S. Action Canada; La prescription excessive de benzodiazépines;

Voices From the Community. (Summer 2003). Volume 4, Number 1.
Feature articles include: The Discredited Medical Subject in Health Policy and Practice: Carrier First Nation Women in Northern British Columbia; A Gender Analysis of the Stress Experience of Young Mi'kmaq Women; Violence and Self-Harm Among Women in Conflict with the Law; The True Name of Her Condition; Queer Women's Health Research: Methodological Questions; Peer Research in the Sex Trade

Des voix dans la communauté (Été 2003). Volume 4, numéro 1.
Un sujet médical discrédité dans les politiques et les pratiques en matière de santé : les femmes carrier des Premières nations en Colombie-Britannique; Analyse comparative entre les sexes du stress vécu par les jeunes femmes mi'kmaq; Violence et actes autodestructeurs chez les femmes en conflit avec la loi; Le véritable nom de son état; Recherche sur la santé des homosexuelles : questions méthodologiques; Recherche effectuée par les pairs sur le travail du sexe.



Canadian Women's Studies Association (CWSA)

The CWSA produced four newsletters during 2003 (issued in February, May, July and September). These newsletters include updates on the activities of the association, as well as information about members. Click here for links to these newsletters.



CDÉACF (Centre de documentation sur l'éducation des adultes et la condition féminine)

La Bibliothèque virtuelle du patrimoine documentaire communautaire canadien francophone
Une bibliothèque de documents en texte intégral produits par des organismes communautaires dont la mission est axée sur la transformation et le développement social. À présent, la bibliothèque virtuelle comprend la première de trois collections, soit La Collection F (La collection du mouvement communautaire féministe canadien francophone). Cette dernière contient 1436 publications (rapports de recherche, documents didactique, périodiques, documents vidéo et audio, etc.), provenant des regroupements provinciaux ou nationaux canadiens des groupes de femmes depuis 1960, à savoir des documents qui échappent aux circuits commerciaux de l'édition et de la diffusion. On prévoit y ajouter «  La collection de l'éducation des adultes et de l'action communautaire » en 2004, puis « La collection de l'alphabétisation » en 2005.

En 2003, le CDÉACF a aussi publié trois numéro de son bulletin bibliographique intitulé « Pour voir plus loin... » (no 34, 18 mars 2003; no 35, 10 juin 2003 et no 36, 27 septembre 2003). Ce bulletin recense les nouvelles acquisitions du Centre, fait la description d'ouvrages qui nous ont plu et que nous trouvons intéressants et présente également quelques-uns de nos périodiques accompagnés d'une courte description.



CoolWomen

You may access a series of News Bulletins from the CoolWomen web site. Most recent bulletins from 2003 include: "webzine" (12/19/2003); "11 Women in Canada's Cabinet" (12/14/2003); "Proposals for Paul Martin" (12/10/2003); "Learning Channel in Dec." (12/09/2003), and "Women Journalists" (12/09/2003).



Cybersolidaires

Un épisode cyberféministe: des femmes francophones décrivent leurs expériences virtuelles sur Internet
Dans cette étude, Annie Bédard s'intéresse aux expériences des femmes francophones vivant en milieu minoritaire au Canada et engagées dans le mouvement des femmes. Elle montre qu'Internet joue un rôle significatif dans leur vie et qu'il contribue à leur développement. Elle conclut que les TIC et Internet seraient des voies à explorer pour consolider les liens entre les femmes et leur force politique. On peut se procurer un exemplaire écrit en contactant abedard@shaw.ca.



DAWN Canada

There are no DAWN publications for 2003. For past publications/resources, visit DAWN's site at: http://www.dawncanada.net/tspecial.htm. Past publications include: Relief at What Cost?: Women with Disabilities and Substance Use/Misuse: Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Drugs; DAWNing: How to Start and Maintain a DAWN Group; Portfolio Development: Developing Career/Life Portfolios; Finding Directions: A Career Planning Guide for Women with Disabilities; A Way Out: A Self Help Guide to Stop Smoking.



DAWN Ontario: DisAbled Women's Network Ontario

DAWN Ontario provides a list of research initiatives, projects, and relevant news bulletins on its web site. Information is available at: http://dawn.thot.net/features.html.



Kitchen Table Collective

The Kitchen Table Collective is concluding the Aboriginal Feminism research project, which began with an Aboriginal Feminism symposium in 2002, and includes a work in progress, in the form of an edited collection on different aspects of Aboriginal feminism, by Aboriginal feminists. Publication is hoped for in 2005, under the editorship of Joyce Green, Political Science and Women's Studies, University of Regina.

The Kitchen Table Collective is also supporting the collection of court documents related to the l'Hirondelle case, which is the successor of the Twinn case. These cases challenge the 1985 C-31 amendments, arguing that they are untraditional, and violate certain other rights of Indian bands. The effect is to exclude reinstated persons, predominately women, from current membership lists, and from access to services and benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled. Analysis is ongoing.

For further information, contact: Joyce.Green@uregina.ca.



NAC

There are no new research publications for 2003.



NAWL

Jurisfemme is a publication of the National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL). Two issues of Jurisfemme are available for 2003:

Volume 22, no. 2 (Summer 2003).
Feature articles include: Agency and Urgency: an advocacy project on the defense of provocation; Same-Sex Hearings; The Impact of the Anti-Terrorism Act; The Live-In Caregiver Program: Inequality under Canada's Immigration System; National Consultation on Transgender and Women's Substantive Equality; Reaffirming the Indivisibility of Human Rights at the Roundtable on Women and Politics 2003; Custody and Access: an update on Bill C-22.

Volume 22, no 1 (Winter 2003).
Feature articles include: CEDAW Review; From Custody and Access to Parental Responsibilities? What Does Bill C-22 Offer to Women and Children?; Majority Embraces Stereotype of Poor; Surrey book banning case; What's Next: Recommendations from the Kim Rogers Inquest; Walsh v. Bona; Coalition of Stolen Sisters.

Online briefs & discussion papers are also made available from NAWL's web site. Briefs and papers for 2003 include:

Transgender Human Rights and Women's Substantive Equality, February 2003.
Discussion paper. Prepared and edited by Margaret Denike and Sal Renshaw, with contributions from Andrée Côté, Diana Majury, and Carolyn Rowe.

Restorative Justice in Nova Scotia: Women's Experience and Recommendations for Positive Policy Development and Implementation Report and Recommendations, March 2003.

Marriage and the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Unions, April 2003.
NAWL Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

Ratifying the American Convention on Human Rights: The Stakes for Women, November 2003.
By Andrée Côté and Lucie Lamarche.



New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women

The New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women circulates an e-news bulletin on events, actions, and news related to New Brunswick women. It is usually posted no more than once per week For more information about these NB WOMEN'S NEWS e-mails, visit the association's web site. Newsletters for 2003 are also available at this link location.

You can access the following publications (pdf files) from the Advisory Council's web site:

Annual Report 2002-2003

So you want my vote
A summary of major issues of interest to women in the 2003 New Brunswick provincial election.

Taking Responsibility for Child Care
A summary of the current situation and proposals for action.

Living Common-Law in New Brunswick
No amount of time together changes a common-law relationship into a marriage. Know your rights. There are a lot of myths about the rights and responsibilities of common-law partners.

Solving the Puzzle: A Guide to Income Assistance.
Booklet by the Saint-John based Urban Core Support Network, translated to French by the NB Advisory Council on the Status of Women

2003 Report Card on the Status of Women in New Brunswick
A statistical profile of women in New Brunswick: Population, Education and Training, Health, Income and Poverty, Family Responsibilities, Labour Force, Violence, Positions of Influence, Provincial Government Employees. March 2003.



ORÉGAND (Observatoire sur le développement régional et l'analyse différenciée selon les sexes)

La voix des régions: réflexions sur la nécessité d'une analyse différenciée selon les sexes, Cahiers de l'ORÉGAND: séries Conférences - No. 1.
Conférence prononcée par Caroline Andrew à l'Université du Québec en Outaouais le 28 janvier 2003, pour l'inauguration de l'Observatoire sur le développement régional et l'analyse différenciée selon les sexes. Cette conférencière se penche sur « l'histoire récente de l'Outaouais et sur les interrelations entre les institutions étatiques, les pratiques de la société civile et des milieux de la recherche, c'est-à-dire sur la gouvernance de l'identité régionale ».

Techniques de recherche qualitative à l'aide de programmes de gestion de données. Guide pratique d'initiation à l'analyse d'entrevues semi-dirigées, Cahiers de l'ORÉGAND: séries Outils - No. 1.
Par Denyse Coté, Hugo Lemay et Caroline St-Amand. Ce guide est « un outil de travail permettant de transmettre certaines techniques propres à la recherche qualitative, sans toutefois prétendre présenter l'ensemble des méthodes et des techniques disponibles... Il se veut essentiellement un guide technique pour la codification ainsi qu'un aide mémoire pour l'utilisation des logiciels N4 Classic et N Vivo. » La table des matières inclut, entre autres, les deux sections suivantes : I. Quelques brefs rappels de nature méthodologique et II L'utilisation des programmes de gestion et d'analyse de données qualitatives.



POWER Camp National / Filles d'Action

There are no POWER Camp National / Filles d'Action publications for 2003. To read about the first national conference on girls and girlhoods entitled "Transforming Spaces: Girlhood, Agency and Power / Transformer les espaces : Être fille, Automisation et Pouvoir", visit POWER Camp National's site at: http://www.powercampnational.ca/spaces/html/ts_c01.html. This conference celebrated the launch of POWER Camp National / Filles d'Action and was held in Montréal, Québec, in November 2003. En ligne aussi en français à l'adresse suivante: http://www.powercampnational.ca/spaces/fhtml/tsf_c01.html.



Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence (PWHCE)

Recent research reports available from the PWHCE's web site include:

Sighting Gender Based Analysis: Phase II Of Invisible Women

Women and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Moving Research to Policy

I Couldn't Say Anything So My Body Tried To Speak For Me: The Cost of Providing Health Care Services to Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Exploring the Intersections Between Women's Health and Poverty. A Policy Paper for Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence

Left in the Cold: Women, Health and the Demise of Social Housing Policy

Sexual Violence and Dislocation as Social Risk Factors in the Acquisition of HIV Among Women in Manitoba

Recent PWHCE publications include:

Women Need Safe, Stable, Affordable Housing: A study of social housing, private rental housing and co-op housing in Winnipeg.
By M. McCracken and G. Watson.

Including Gender in Health Planning: A Guide For Regional Health Authorities.



Womennet.ca

The Directory of Canadian Women's Resources, a searchable database of over 4,000 women's groups in Canada / l'Annuaire des ressources pour femmes du Canada, une base de données consultable qui regroupe plus de 4 000 groupes de femmes au Canada.

A Links Section, which contains thousands of annotated links to international and Canadian women's sites / une section Liens, qui regroupe des centaines d'hyperliens annotés vers des sites internationaux et canadiens de femmes.

News and Resources, including Bulletin Boards / une section Nouvelles et ressources, y compris des babillards d'information



Womenspace

E-Quality for Women/Cyberégalité pour les femmes.
Edited by Jo Sutton and Scarlet Pollock. Table of contents include the following sections: INTRODUCTION: Women's Equality Organizations and the Internet; SECTION 1: Online Activism for Women's Equality; SECTION 2: Integrating the Technology Into Organizations; SECTION 3: Access and Inclusion; SECTION 4: E-Participation.

How Non-Profit Organizations Can Use the Internet and Open Source Software.
By Johanna Segerstrom. Table of contents include the following sections: Web and Website Building; Guidelines for Building Accessible Web Sites; Internet & Web Tools; Communication, Consultation & Collaboration; Volunteer Recruitment & Management; Advocacy; Surveys & Polls; Governance & Democracy; Fun & Education; Open Source; Presentations; Databases.

Women and the Internet: Participation, Impact, Empowerment and Strategies
Report of the pan-Canadian Consultation between women and women's equality-seeking organizations, a Womenspace initiative supported by Status of Women Canada and the Voluntary Sector Initiative. Consultation Report by Jo Sutton and Scarlet Pollock.

Fact sheet: Women's Equality and the Internet: Our Realities / La cyberégalité des femmes et l'internet: Le monde virtuel vécu par les femmes
Writen by various representatives of women's organizations, academia and the federal government, the following are fact sheets, summaries of most of the important equality issues that the use of ICTs has presented for women, such as privacy, pornography, trafficking, working online etc. Feature articles include: Women, the Internet and Human Rights; Statistics surrounding violence against women in Canada; Sexual Exploitation of Women on the Internet: The Convention on Cybercrime and the "Lawful Access" Discussion Paper; Canadian Privacy Legislation; The E-volution of Work; Information Privacy and Children; eLearning: Women and the Internet; Women Invisible on the Web; Government of Canada Web Site Ignores Women?; ICT's and the Proliferation of Pornography; Trafficking in Women and ICT's; Visible Minority Women and ICTs; Young Women and the Internet; Francophone Women and the Internet; E-government and women in Québec; Women with Disabilities and ICTs.