Canada (M)

Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women
Canadian Women's Studies Association
Relais-Femme
Institut Des Chercheuses Quebecoises
Contact: Marilyn Porter
Memorial University
Department of Sociology,
St. John's, Newfoundland. A1C 5S7

tel +1 709-739-7982
fax +1 709-739-0838
email: mporter@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
http://www.MSVU.ca/atlantis

Four distinct women's studies organizations in Canada are cooperating in their membership in WOWS and together select the representative to the General Assembly.
These are the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW/ICREF), the Canadian Women's Studies Association (CWSA) and two Francophone organisations. They are Relais-Femme and Institut Des Chercheuses Quebecoises. These four groups between them represent a good range of feminist scholarship across Canada - with different foci.

1) CRIAW/ICREF is a bilingual, non-profit, national organization with a membership base of approximately 800 and has an Ottawa office and a national board. It actively supports research through grants, publications, and research projects. It also houses FAFIA, the national committee responsible for coordinating Canadian women's participation in the United Nations Beijing-plus-5 process.

2) CWSA is volunteer-run and operates at the annual conference of the Social Sciences and Humanities, with an active conference program and associated meetings. It also puts out a newsletter.

3) Relais-Femme and
4) Institut Des Chercheuses Quebecoises.
These two Francophone organizations focus on French-speaking women in Quebec and provide support and services for teachers and researchers in women's studies.

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