About Women Newsletter
About Women focuses on issues, concerns, information and activities of interest to women in Manitoba. It is published twice a year.

Assessing Violence Against Women: A Statistical Profile (PDF)

Economic Gender Equality Indicators  (PDF)
(Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers, March 2001)
The gender equality indexes use ratios of women to men to show the differences between the sexes for a given measure of equality. A ratio of 1.0 means women and men are equal. An index above or below 1.0 indicates inequality or imbalance for that measure: below 1.0, women have less than men; above 1.0, they have more. A gap that is closing over time, converging on 1.0, may result from changes in women's situation, or in men's situation, or both.  The indcators address key aspects of economic well-being for women including income, work and education.

This publication is an update of a publication released in 1997. The intital report was the result of a two-year project commissioned by the F/P/T   Ministers responsible for the Status of Women.  The 2001 update was published in the Statistics Canada publication Social Trends. 

Invest in Yourself- Money smarts for young women
Good money management - "financial literacy" - is more important for women than ever before. Financial literacy means being able to earn money, keep track of a bank account, use credit wisely and put cash aside for future needs.

Keeping Safe at Work- Tips for working alone
No matter where you work, or what type of work you do, you can enhance your safety by increasing your awareness of potentially threatening situations and planning responses to them. This booklet provides some basic tips about keeping safe at work.

Taking Action Against Violence (PDF) 

Women's Economic Independence and Security:  A Federal/Provincial/Territorial Strategic Framework   (PDF)
(Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers responsible for the Status of Women, March 2001)
This document was developed to guide the F/P/T ministers in their work towards economic gender equality. It highlights economic and social trends in Canada that have implications for women's economic condition. This document is not intended to reflect an official position of any government.

Women's Health Strategy (link to Manitoba Health site)
The Manitoba Women's Health Strategy provides a foundation on which to build a new approach to women's health and outlines a variety of action steps to achieve this end.   These steps are viewed as a starting point from which the women's health agenda can grow and develop.  The strategy's purpose is to ensure the health status of women is addressed in a co-ordinated, sustainable, equitable and gender-manner.

For a copy of the Women's Health Strategy, contact the Women's Directorate or

Health Programs - Women's Health Unit
Manitoba Health  300 Carlton St. Winnipeg MB R3B 3M9
Phone: (204) 788-6661  FAX: (204) 948-2366

Women's History Month Publications
(Link to description of Women's History Month)

Celebrating Women's History - Rediscover our history by learning about the women who helped to create it.

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