Publications

For Girls Only ! Manitoba Status of Women has published a guide for girls and a journal that goes with it. Use them to help prepare for all kinds of challenges. 4 Girls Only! can help you build on an incredibly important resource - yourself! 4 Girls Only ! (third edition) @ Vous Les Filles ! Journal (anglais seulement)

Below you will find links to publications by the Manitoba Status of Women Division. These documents cover a range of issues, and share knowledge, information and resources with women in Manitoba.

Women in the Arts: Artists Working for Social Change This publication pays tribute to the many women artists in Manitoba who, through art, express and inspire new visions and perspectives for change in our world. As pioneers, mentors and leaders, these women use their art to catalyze change and stir others to think critically. For Women’s History Month 2011, we recognize the accomplishments and contributions of women artists working for social change.

• Women in the Arts: Artists Working for Social Change
• Femmes dans les arts : Des artistes au service du changement social

Manitoba Women’s Health Strategy 2011
The Manitoba Women's Health Strategy recognizes the distinct health needs of women in the planning, implementation and delivery of health care services. It seeks to address the broad range of women's health issues, and ensure awareness and responsiveness to gender differences in all aspects of health care delivery in Manitoba.

Living in Manitoba: A Resource Guide for Women with Disabilities
This guide provides Manitoba women living with disabilities, with information, resources and contacts that meet a variety of their needs. Sometimes a lack of information is the most significant barrier to accessing what is needed.  This guide was developed in collaboration with the Manitoba Disabilities Issues Office.

• Living in Manitoba : A Resource Guide for Women with Disabilities (pdf)
• Vivre au Manitoba: Guide de ressources à l’intention des femmes handicapées (pdf)

Honouring our Gifts: Celebrating the Accomplishments of Aboriginal Women
In honour of Women’s History Month 2010, Manitoba Status of Women produced a publication which celebrates the accomplishments of inspiring Aboriginal women in Manitoba.

• Honouring our Gifts: Celebrating the Accomplishments of Aboriginal Women (pdf)
• HONORONS LES DONS DES femmes autochtones et célébrons leur contribution au Manitoba (pdf)

Milestones in Women's Equality: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, here is a quick look at how some of the recommendations from the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada have changed the landscape of women’s equality in Manitoba. See where we have been, where we are now, and what we can continue to work for in the future.

• Milestones in Women's Equality: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (pdf)
• Étapes importantes dans la lutte pour l'égalité des femmes : hier, aujourd'hui et demain (pdf)

Living in Manitoba: A Resource Guide for Immigrant Women
This guide will help immigrant women who are new to Manitoba navigate resources and services in our province. It takes into account the unique settlement experiences of immigrant women and offers advice on cultural practices, housing, child care, and legal rights and protections.

• Living in Manitoba: A Resource Guide for Immigrant Women
• Vivre au Manitoba: Guide de resources à l’intention des femmes immigrantes

Taking the Lead: Women Who Have Made a Difference in Manitoba
Since 1992, women in Canada have celebrated Women's History Month in October. During this month, we recognize and honour women's accomplishments throughout our country's history. Their achievements mark a path for us to follow, and serve as strong examples for us to continue their work.

• Taking the Lead: Women who have made a difference in Manitoba (pdf)
• Prendre les devants : des femmes d’excellence au Manitoba (pdf)

The Parenting on Your Own Handbook (ninth edition, 2010)

• Parenting on Your Own (pdf)
• Quand on est parent unique (pdf)

This guide advises single parents of their rights and lists services and supports that are available in the community, such as housing, income, child care and legal services. It is an excellent resource for anyone accessing services in Manitoba.

The Status of Women Division provides this document as a guide to resources and information, not as an endorsement of any listed service.

Order a printed copy of the Parenting On Your Own Guide:

• The order form in PDF format - suitable if you want to fill it in and mail or fax it to us.
• The order form as an Excel spreadsheet - suitable if you want to fill it in and email it to us (informationresources@gov.mb.ca).

Inspiring Women

• Inspiring Women - brochure (pdf)
• Inspiring Women - poster (pdf)
• Des femmes qui nous inspirent (brochure) (pdf)
• Des femmes qui nous inspirent (poster) (pdf)

These publications celebrate Manitoba's accomplishment of having the highest number of female Members of the Legislative Assembly in Manitoba's history, the highest percentage in Canada, as well as contributions made by several Manitoba women to their communities in a variety of arenas, including grassroots organizations, businesses and politics.

Tips for Working Alone: Keeping Safe at Work (pdf)
This book provides some basic tips about keeping safe at work. It also explains what employers are required to do to protect employees from experiencing violence.

Manitoba's communities are, on the whole, safe places in which to live and work. However, a first-ever study of its kind released in February 2007 revealed that nearly one-fifth of all incidents of violent victimization occurred in the victim's workplace.

About Women Newsletter
About Women is a newsletter that focuses on issues, concerns, information and activities of interest to women in Manitoba.

Spring, 2007 issue (in pdf format).

Essays on Women's History Month
October is Women's History Month. Rediscover our history by learning about the women who helped to create it. Each of these essays describes women who made history in Manitoba.

• Fighting Days: Women's Employment and the Right to Work in Manitoba (1900-1960) (pdf) by Dr. Esyllt Jones
• A History of Women Educators in Manitoba (pdf) by Clare Levin
• Women Working for Healthy Communities by Ada Duca and Janice Linton (Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library)
• Manitoba Borders: Women Writing over the Line: A historical overview of ten Manitoba Women Writers by Shelley Sweeney and Jan Horner (Archives & Special Collections,University of Manitoba Libraries)
• The Art of Work: Women and Craft in Manitoba 1880-1950 by Professor Claudine Majzels (Art History and Women's Studies Programs, University of Winnipeg)