Status of Women Canada invites organizations to apply to the Women's Community Fund component of the Women's Program.

Starting with the 2010-2011 fiscal year, Status of Women Canada will be accepting and reviewing applications to the Women's Community Fund on an ongoing basis, year-round. Interested applicants wishing to propose a project for funding are encouraged to contact their regional Status of Women Canada office in the process of preparing their applications. In addition, application forms and the Women's Program Information Guide will be available on this website by July 2, 2010.

Are you engaged in research and/or advocacy relating to women's equality, women's rights, women's empowerment? Then you should know about Women's Worlds 2011, a place where women can all connect and converse. The conversation includes you.

The 30th anniversary of this international and interdisciplinary global feminist conference will take place in Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada from 3-7 July of 2011. Until September 15, 2010, organizers are accepting proposals from academia, the community level, and everywhere in between -- groups, individuals, coalitions, networks, teams.

This event will bring together academics, advocates, researchers, policy-makers, workers, activists, and artists of all ages from around the world under the theme "Inclusions, exclusions, and seclusions: Living in a globalized world".

Proposals for presentations can come from individuals, groups, coalitions, networks, teams - everything will be considered. There are several ways to submit your proposal - use the simple online form, print off and email the pdf version, or fax it in. Please note: There is a video of the call in ASL on the website.

For more information: info@womensworlds.ca

Women's Healthy Environments Network (WHEN) has an opening for an Office Coordinator, to start as soon as possible.

Responsibilities:
As Office Coordinator, you will carry out the administration of WHEN's office and respond to requests in a professional and organized manner. You will report to the Board co-chairs, but will work closely with various Board members where required for specific projects or events.

It is anticipated the Office Coordinator will work a minimum of 2 days (12 hours per week), with the potential for additional hours as negotiated with the Board co-chairs based on workload.  Regular duties include: General office duties such as answering the phone and processing mail/email; petty cash purchases and paying invoices; issuing tax receipts for member donations and maintaining donor records; maintaining accurate electronic and paper files; ensuring office equipment and supplies are adequate and in working order, etc.
Responding to requests for information or to purchase materials, including processing product sales in a timely manner
Maintaining timely and accurate financial records (accounts payable/accounts receivable data entry as directed by the Board's treasurer and WHEN's accountant) Attending monthly Board meetings and providing general administrative support to WHEN's volunteer board (e.g. taking minutes at Board meetings, following up on action items identified at Board meetings, etc.)
Provide support to various Board members as directed for specific projects (e.g. preparing materials for tabling events or workshops, supporting Treasurer in year-end reporting, etc.)
Maintain donor database to be used for further fundraising and donor management

Qualifications:
Comfortable representing WHEN's mission and values.
Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
Ability to analyze problems and propose solutions.
Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office, including MS Word, Excel, Outlook.  Ability to develop Access database appreciated but not necessary.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills when dealing with sister organizations and the general public.
Effective organization skills, with demonstrated experience completing multiple tasks.

Location:
WHEN's office is located in the Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Avenue (between Dundas Street and Queen Street), Toronto.

Interested? Tel. 416-928-0880 | Fax 416-644-0116
E-mail: office@womenshealthyenvironments.ca

You are invited to take part in a consultation re LGBT people in Ontario, and mental health and addictions research as part of the Creating Together project.  
 
The session takes place Monday, September 13^th, 12 noon till 5pm, at the 519 Community Centre, 519 Church Street, Toronto. Please note that you must register if you wish to attend this event.
 
Who Should Attend?

• LGBT consumer/survivors of the mental health and addictions systems and their family members, 
• Clinicians & service providers who work with LGBT people, 
• Policy makers and government staff working in the areas of LGBT mental health and addictions 
• Researchers working in the area of LGBT mental health and addictions 
• LGBT community members

Lunch will be provided, the event is wheelchair accessible, and limited support for travel is available. All applications for travel assistance must be received by Wednesday August 25th at 5pm. An application form is included with the RSVP link, listed below.
 
This event is brought to you by Rainbow Health Ontario and OMHAKEN/ Creating Together.
 
To register for the event, please click on the RSVP link.
 
For more information about the LGBT Consultation and the Creating Together process, please see the link on the website.

Deadline for registration: August 15, 2010

Do you know a young woman between 16-25 years of age who gets fired up about the issues, is an emerging or active leader who would like to hone her skills and meet other youths from across Canada? Invite her to register for the ELLE Project! This leadership training unites 20 young women to learn new skills, find mentors and have fun. Activities and workshops include how to: find your voice, organize, engage communities, create multi-media, develop projects, change policies and influence the world!  (No income barriers! This 7-day training is FREE, transportation and accomodations included!)

For more info and to register click here.

Final deadline for submissions: October 31st, 2010.

The Canadian Modern Language Review (CMLR) invites manuscripts to be considered for a special issue on “Language barriers in access to healthcare services”, to appear in September 2011. Language barriers can potentially compromise healthcare delivery when professionals cannot speak the patient’s language or speak it poorly. Full and equitable healthcare is especially at risk in those areas where correct language usage—and the cultural values and norms such usage may reflect—plays a critical role in health communication.

Download the Call for Papers. (PDF)

Join the Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights in putting state representatives at the United Nations Headquarters on notice that we are alarmed as the final preparations for the UN High Level Summit on the Millennium Development Goals proceed because:

-Members of civil society, including grassroots social movement alliances, SRHR, women's, youth and human rights advocates and groups representing systematically marginalised communities, continue to find our participation unacceptably limited at MDG negotiations, as well as in related implementation and monitoring processes;

-Language in the outcome document being negotiated does not match up to commitments made under the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action, Beijing Platform for Action, CEDAW, ICESCR and other binding UN human rights frameworks;

-The advisory committee for MDG 5 (maternal health, including universal reproductive health indicators) includes no women and is not representative of the Global South.

Read more here about the issues and how to add your voice. 

Position Type: Contract - Part Time
Job Region: ON - Metro Toronto Area
Location: Downsview (York University)

Application Deadline: August 11, 2010

The National Network on Environments and Women’s Health (NNEWH) is one of four federally funded centres of excellence in women’s health mandated to enhance the health system’s understanding of and responsiveness to women’s health. NNEWH is focused primarily on policy-oriented research relating to the impact of different environments on the health of women.  It incorporates two working groups, Women and Health Protection, and Women and Health Care Reform, focused on pharmaceutical and health reform issues respectively.

NNEWH has a part-time contract position available for a Program Evaluator/Consultant or team of same. The person in this position will be primarily involved in conducting a funder-mandated evaluation aimed at enhancing links between evidence, theory and practice, which will additionally help to guide NNEWH projects and future project proposals.

September 25-26, 2010

InterContinental Hotel Toronto Yorkville
The Many Faces of Medical Women
Medical Women, through their lifespan undertake many leadership roles including that of entrepreneur, researcher, patient advocate, educator, medical politician, communicator and mentor. The conference will provide strategies and tools for female physicians to negotiate and to succeed in their many roles.

Featuring:
Dr. Mamta Gautam ~ Woman as Career Developer
Dr. Marla Shapiro ~ Woman as Teacher
Dr. Vivien Brown~ Woman as  Health Promoter
Janice Stein (PhD) ~ Woman as Leader
And more - Woman as Researcher, Politician, Mentor, Networker, Author and Sexual Being!

Conference fee includes:
2 breakfasts, 3 breaks
2 lunches (1 Awards Lunch)
2 (NEW!) Networking Receptions:
Friday –hosted by the OMA
Saturday -hosted by the FMWC Toronto Branch
Plus, Saturday Soirée at one of Toronto’s trendiest restaurants: ONE ($100)

For more information, visit this site.

Download the AGM brochure here.

REGISTER here.

Do you know of a clinic that wants to sign on for the National Pap Test Campaign awareness week campaign? The organizers encourage you to direct them to these web pages:

To learn more about the National Pap Test Campaign, please visit this website.

Complete the registration form here.

Access the List of participating clinics here.

Are you a childless woman between the ages of 20 and 50 who may consider bearing a child sometime in the future? Do you presume you are fertile?

If so, please take 10 minutes to complete this confidential, anonymous online survey and enter to win one of two, $100 Amazon.ca gift certificates drawn every month!

The survey can be complete in either French or English and is focused on women’s fertility intentions and their beliefs and knowledge about childbearing after the age of 30 and about assisted human reproduction.

The study is being conducted by UBC researchers Dr. Judith Daniluk and Dr. Anthony Cheung, and is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Assisted Human Reproduction Canada. For more information about the study contact Judith at info@laterchildbearing.com.

Findings from the study will be used to develop educational materials and programs to support women’s childbearing decisions.

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

Deadline for articles: February 28th, 2011

Special Issues: Health Equity and Qualitative Methods
Guest Editors:  Miriam Stewart and Wendy Austin

Qualitative methodologies provide a unique way to link methodological approaches with issues of health equity and social justice.  The aim of this Special Issues edition of IJQM is to: elucidate methodological insights and issues related to investigation of health equity; highlight the relationship between qualitative methodologies and equity; generate dialogue; and promote greater theoretical and practical integration of issues of health equity in qualitative research. We invite authors to explore health and social justice from diverse perspectives. This can involve the investigation of the complex factors that influence health equity, the testing of interventions designed to reduce inequities experienced by vulnerable populations, and the examination of implications for programs, practice, and policies in health and health-related sectors.  We invite articles by scholars, practitioners, and service providers from diverse disciplines, as well as from community members and encourage submissions from an international perspective.

See the call for submissions here.

July 29, 2010, 11am-12pm PDT
Building Health Care Leadership: A Systems Advocacy Approach to Addressing Domestic Violence in the Health Care System

Learn the basic elements of working collaboratively with health care systems to establish an institutionalized response to domestic violence. This webinar will assist domestic violence advocates and health care providers in gaining administrative buy-in, building leadership to sustain a response, understanding the health care system's infrastructures and how they can contribute to strengthening the response to patient's experiencing domestic violence, setting realistic goals and objectives and evaluating progress. The webinar will also identify available materials and tools that can assist in developing a successful health care response to domestic violence.

For more information, visit the website.
Register for the webinar here. 

The Canadian Research Insititue for the Adcanvement of Women is asking for support to strengthen this unique Canadian feminist organization. Status of Women Canada denied project funding for CRIAW in 2010, for the first time ever.  Your membership and financial donation will keep feminist analysis and advocacy in Canada alive.

Your renewed membership and support will go a long way to helping CRIAW continue to play a key role advancing women’s equality. CRIAW is asking you to renew your membership and make a donation today on their website.

In the lead up to XVIII International AIDS Conference, scientists and other leaders are calling for reform of international drug policy and urge others to sign-on. On 28 June 2010 in Vienna, Austria, the International AIDS Society, the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy and the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS launched a global drive for signatories to the Vienna Declaration, a statement seeking to improve community health and safety by calling for the incorporation of scientific evidence into illicit drug policies. The Vienna Declaration is the official declaration of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010), the biennial meeting of more than 20,000 HIV professionals, taking place in Vienna, Austria from 18 to 23 July 2010.

The Declaration also calls for the meaningful involvement of people who use drugs in developing, monitoring and implementing services and policies that affect their lives.

To read and to sign the Vienna Declaration, please visit the official website.

New Deadline - July 31, 2010

Please be advised that the National Research Day 2010 call for presenters deadline has been extended to July 31, 2010.  The National Research Day 2010 - Engaging our Communities: Working Together to End Intimate Partner Violence will be held on November 3, 4, & 5, 2010 at the UNBF Wu conference Centre.  Details about the Research Day (organized by the Muriel McQueen Fergussen Centre at the University of New Brunswick) are posted on the MMFC website.

Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) is excited to announce a new project with York University's Centre for Feminist Research called "Women's Human Rights, Macroeconomics, and Policy Choices".  This is a year-long project designed to equip women across Canada with tools to better understand how the federal government makes decisions about spending and how those decisions impact women.  FAFIA will be holding five meetings across the country in the coming months to discuss how federal budgets have affected the lives of women in Canada and how women can advocate for change at the local and the federal level.

Act Now: Pre-budget Consultations and how you can be involved!

The Standing Committee of Finance is hosting its cross-Canada pre-budget consultations this fall in September and October.  We encourage all of our members to take part in this process and are here to support you. 

If you are interested in appearing before the Committee you need to submit a written brief not exceeding five pages, in either English or French, to the Committee Clerk no later than August 13, 2010. These briefs will be translated and distributed to Finance Committee members. FAFIA will be preparing a submission and a request to appear before the Committee.  If you would like to use portions of FAFIA's submission or use it as a guide, please let them know. They will try to have our submission complete in the next month and will be distributing it to all of their member groups. Briefs can be submitted electronically to FINA@parl.gc.ca or can be mailed to:
Jean-François Pagé, Clerk
Standing Committee on Finance
6-14 131 Queen Street
House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6

Beginning in September, the Committee will hold hearings in Ottawa and in designated Canadian cities (see below) . For these hearings, an invitation will be extended by the Committee Clerk, on behalf of Committee members, to selected individuals and groups. Those invited to make a presentation to the Committee should expect to be contacted by the Committee Clerk no later than the last week of September. The Committee anticipates that its schedule will be:

– Surrey, British Columbia: September 27, 2010
– Kamloops, British Columbia: September 28, 2010
– Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: September 29 and 30, 2010
– London, Ontario: October 18 and 19, 2010
– Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Québec: October 20, 2010
– Saint John's, Newfoundland: October 21

If your organization submits a brief and a request to appear before the Standing Committee, please let FAFIA know!

If you have any questions about this new project; the Standing Committee on Finance or pre-budget consultations, contact:
Julie S. Lalonde
Communications Officer / Agente de communications
FAFIA - AFAI
communications@fafia-afai.org
613-232-9505 x 113

Demeter Press is seeking submissions for an edited collection on Black Motherhoods.

Editors: Karen T. Craddock, Nicole Banton and Saundra Murray Nettles

Deadline for abstracts: September 1, 2010
Deadline for accepted papers of 4000-5000 words (15-20 pages): September 2011
Pub Date: 2012/2013

This anthology will explore the multi-faceted expressions, experiences, constructs and contexts of black motherhood through an interdisciplinary lens. We invite submissions addressing the range of key factors that contribute to and are impacted by the notion of black mothering and black motherhood primarily through psychological, sociological, humanities and public health frameworks which include investigations of cultural, biological, socio-political, relational and historical perspectives that inform our thinking and practice as it relates to black mothers.

For more information, please see the complete guidelines. (PDF)

AWARD VALUE: $20,000
FUNDING PERIOD: September 9, 2010 to March 31, 2011

The National Network on Environments and Women's Health (NNEWH) Graduate Fellowship in Women's Health and the Environment is an annual award designed to support a highly qualified graduate student in extending her/his research experience by engaging in women's health research and policy advice with the support of a vibrant group of scholars. The fellow will be involved in a project preparing a sex- and gender-based analysis of the federal government's Chemicals Management Plan, and the preparation of a speaker series hosted by NNEWH on the related issues.

ELIGIBILITY
The Graduate Fellowship in Women's Health and the Environment is open to graduate students from all disciplines. Candidates must be registered at a Canadian university and they should be studying issues at the intersection of gender, the environment and health. Additional expertise in the area of the effect of chemicals on human health is an asset.

Evaluation criteria include:
- Relevance of the student's area of research/study to NNEWH's mandate;
- Demonstrated commitment to approaching environmental health and regulatory issues from a gender perspective;
- Academic excellence; and
- Commitment to community-based research and interdisciplinarity.

APPLICATION PROCESS
Completed applications for the NNEWH Graduate Fellowship in Women's Health and the Environment must be submitted by June 30, 2010.
Application packages must include:

- Cover letter indicating interest and background in this area
- Curriculum Vitae
- 2 reference letters in sealed envelopes

Submit your application by June 30, 2010 to:

Dr. Dayna Nadine Scott / Anne Rochon Ford Co-Directors National Network on Environments and Women's Health
5021 TEL Building, York University
4700 Keele Street
North York, ON M3J 1P3

Questions may be directed to Jyoti Phartiyal at 416-736-2100, ext 20715

NNEWH FELLOWSHIP IN WOMEN'S HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- TIMELINE
June 16, 2010 -- Opportunity launched
June 30, 2010 -- Full applications must be courier stamped or personally delivered by this date
July 5 to 12, 2010 -- Assessment and interview period
July 16, 2010 -- Anticipated notification of decision
September 9, 2009 -- Anticipated start date

As you may know, Madeline Boscoe recently moved on from her position at the Canadian Women's Health Network, and Susan White has stepped in to lead the Network in the interim.

The CWHN is excited to now be beginning the search for a new Executive Director. Below is the job description and application process. We'd like to ask your help in circulating this exciting opportunity as widely as possible, by forwarding to interested groups, organizations, and individuals in your network. The deadline for applications is July 20th, 2010.

Call for Abstracts: Deadline: August 15, 2010

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: Complex Realities and New Issues in a Changing World

MAY 29 to JUNE 1, 2011- MONTRÉAL - CANADA

CRI-VIFF (the Interdisciplinary Research Center on Family Violence and Violence Against Women) and its Women, Violence and Vulnerable Situations research team are pleased to invite you to the Second International Conference on Violence Against Women. Researchers, practitioners, policy makers and students are also invited to submit abstracts on topics related to the Conference theme and sub-themes for presentation in the Conference.

Four types of format can be submitted: oral presentation, poster presentation, symposium and workshop on innovative experiences. For more information, see the website.

The Institute of Gender and Health of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, in partnership with MedIT, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, presents:

Theory and key concepts in gender, sex, and health research: a research training session
Tuesday, July 6, 9:00AM-12:00PM (Pacific Standard Time)

Join leading experts for a foundational introduction to the field of gender, sex, and health research! Available online or live in Vancouver!

BC Society of Transition Houses is working on a project to reduce barriers to support for women who experience violence. They are reaching beyond their membership to ensure that the Promising Practices that come out of this project are informed by all of the Violence Against Women's sector.

As the basis of the Promising Practices, BCSTH has composed a discussion paper. They encourage women impacted by violence, mental wellness and/or substance use, service providers, researchers and decision makers in related sectors and anyone else interested to review the paper and provide feedback. You are encouraged to distribute the paper to staff and anyone else who may be interested.

Discussion points are provided as starting points for individual reflection or group conversations. Your answers to these questions are welcome as are any other comments and ideas that may help inform the Promising Practices.

Your feedback and ideas will be valuable as BCSTH moves forward with this project.

Please send comments/feedback to Rebecca Haskell, Project Coordinator by August 1st, 2010 at:

BC Society of Transition Houses
#325-119 W. Pender Street
Vancouver, BC  V6B 1S5
Phone: 604.669.6943 ext 221
Toll Free: 1.800.661.1040 ext 221
Fax: 604.682.6962
www.bcsth.ca

Extended deadline for submissions is July 1, 2010

Editors: Michelle Walks and Naomi McPherson

Publication Date: 2012/2013.

Demeter Press is seeking submissions for an edited collection on Mothering: Anthropological Perspectives. This anthology will explore the topic and experiences of mothering from a cross-cultural perspective. Although the collection will primarily focus on cultural anthropological work, we welcome submissions from all four fields in anthropology (linguistic, physical/biological, archeology, and cultural).

Read the complete details here.

Please encourage women you know to take a moment to fill out a 20 minute electronic survey about the health issues that are of most interest to them, especially in relation to personal experiences with health, services, information and treatment. The information gathered will help to increase our understanding and provide an overview of the health issues for women in Ontario. The survey is anonymous and seeks to hear from women across Ontario. We are encouraging women from a wide range of experiences and backgrounds to participate in the survey. We strongly encourage women who are often under-represented in women's health research, including but not limited to: Aboriginal women, immigrant and refugee women, rural women, lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans women and women with disabilities to fill out the survey and ensure the issues are represented.

This survey is part of a project called Health Research and Knowledge Translation: Including the Voices of Ontario Women. This project is being carried out by a partnership that includes the Ontario Women's Health Network, and is under the guidance of an Advisory Committee. The project is funded by Echo: Improving Women's Health in Ontario, an agency of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

Please pass on the survey link to women you work with, friends, family members and other women in the community. Fill out your survey today!!

The survey is available online here until June 27.