| Title |
Your money, your life, your way!
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| Year |
c2002 |
| Organization |
Ontario Women's Directorate. |
| Web host |
Ontario Ministry of Government Services. |
| Summary |
A site designed to teach women the fundamentals of money management, including common money myths, how to set up a budget and keep track of your spending, the importance of saving and how to use credit cards wisely. |
| Contents |
Your money - Quiz - The real world - Money smarts - 5 golden rules - Your money your life - Your personal spending plan - Our supporters. |
| Subjects |
Banking / Budgets / Money management / Women / Women's issues
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| Title |
Report on the symposium on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects. Vancouver, British Columbia. September 30th to October 2nd, 1992.
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| Year |
1992 |
| Organization |
Canada. Health Canada. |
| Summary |
Participants of the symposium were able to share information and discuss new directions and priorities. |
| Contents |
Introduction - The opening plenary - Workshop reports - Appendices. |
| Subjects |
Alcohol abuse / Children / Conference proceedings / Drug abuse / Health / Health education / Prevention / Women
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| Title |
Situational analysis: fetal alcohol syndrome/fetal alcohol effects and the effects of other substance use during pregnancy.
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| Year |
2000 |
| Organization |
Canada. Health Canada; Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse. |
| Personal author |
Legge, Carole; Roberts, Gary; Butler, Mollie. |
| Summary |
Profile of activity across Canada discussed. Primary categories are: prevention, identification, intervention, community and systems supports, research and policy. |
| Contents |
Introduction - Methodology - Findings - Respondent opinions - Profile of activities - List of resources - Appendices - Tables - Figures. |
| Subjects |
Alcohol abuse / Children / Drug abuse / Health / Prevention / Research / Surveys / Women
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| Title |
Strong as the ocean: women's work in the Newfoundland and Labrador fisheries.
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| Year |
1996? |
| Personal author |
Ennis, Frances; Woodrow, Helen |
| Web host |
National Adult Literacy Database. |
| Summary |
Celebration of rural women and their contributions to the fisheries. |
| Contents |
Foreword - Louise Belbin and Violet Green - Lillian Day - Bernice Duffett - Rose Furlong - Louisa Flowers - Nellie Croft - Lil Clarke - Denyse Sheppard - Agnes Pike. |
| Subjects |
Occupations / Personal narratives / Student produced materials / Women / Workers
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| Title |
Tour a domestic violence shelter
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| Year |
2000- |
| Organization |
Safe Horizon. |
| Summary |
An educational virtual tour of a domestic shelter residence. "Join us as we go from room to room. Hear the voices of women who have sought shelter, see pictures of the inside of a shelter, and find answers to the questions battered women might ask." |
| Subjects |
Family violence / Internet / Learning activities / Women / Women's issues
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| Title |
Stardale Women's Group
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| Year |
2002- |
| Organization |
Stardale Women's Group Inc. Foundation. |
| Web host |
National Adult Literacy Database. |
| Summary |
Stardale is a learning and healing centre for Aboriginal women and women of poverty, serving the communities of northern Saskatchewan and offering a holistic approach to education and training. |
| Contents |
History -- Research and Development -- Workshops -- Activities and accomplishments -- Cycles and circles. |
| Subjects |
Aboriginal culture / Aboriginal education / Aboriginal literacy / Holistic approach / Literacy poverty relationships / Women / Women's literacy
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| Title |
Promoting women and literacy : information about women and literacy.
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| Year |
1999- |
| Organization |
Center for the study of adult literacy. |
| Web host |
Georgia State University. |
| Summary |
Resources for information on women and literacy including the International Conference on Women and Literacy. |
| Subjects |
Gender discrimination / International organizations / Liberatory education / Literacy theory / Women / Women's issues / Women's literacy
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| Title |
Jenny Horsman's home page
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| Year |
2001- |
| Personal author |
Horsman, Jennifer, 1954- |
| Summary |
Articles, links, bibliography and discussions and resources for issues of violence and learning. |
| Contents |
Guestbook -- Books -- Workshops -- Articles -- Bibliography -- Links -- Research. |
| Subjects |
Practitioner training / Violence / Women / Women's issues / Women's literacy
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| Title |
Women and literacy.
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| Year |
2000 |
| Organization |
Literacy Resources/Rhode Island. |
| Web host |
Brown University. |
| Summary |
"This page contains links to sites relevant to women's issues, particularly in relation to women's work as learners and literacy practitioners." This is a big page with many links to other resources. |
| Subjects |
Women / Women's literacy
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| Title |
Access to literacy for language minority adults.
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| Series |
ERIC Digest. |
| Year |
1992 |
| Personal author |
Cumming, Alister. |
| Web host |
National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education. |
| Summary |
"This digest describes factors that may restrict access to adult literacy education in North America and discusses several potential solutions to these problems..." |
| Contents |
Barriers to Program Participation; Immigrant Women; Involuntary Minorities; Potential Solutions: Culturally Relevant Programs |
| Subjects |
Cultural diversity / Immigrants / Literacy / Women
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| Title |
"But I'm not a therapist": furthering discussion about literacy work with survivors of trauma.
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| Personal author |
Horsman, Jenny. |
| Web host |
AlphaPlus Centre. |
| Summary |
"[T]he research examined the impacts of abuse on women's literacy learning and explored approaches to literacy programming in the light of these impacts." |
| Contents |
Exploring violence and trauma; Looking at learning in the face of trauma; Exploring connections between literacy and therapy; Responding to impacts of violence in literacy; Trauma and holistic programs |
| Subjects |
Literacy / Research reports / Violence / Women / Women's literacy
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