Poverty
	Great Sites		Suggested Reading
	United Nations Development Fund for Women http://www.unifem.org/		Divided and Distracted: Regionalism as Obstacle to Reducing Poverty and Inequality (2005) by Armine Yalnizyan (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) http://www.policyalternatives.ca/ Fact Sheet on Women and Poverty (2005) by CRIAW http://www.criaw-icref.ca/indexFrame_e.htm Financial Capability and Poverty (2004) by SEDI http://policyresearch.gc.ca Gender Based Analysis in Community-Based Poverty Reduction: A Report on the Gender and Poverty Project (2004) by Catherine Lang and Toby Goldberg-Leong (Vibrant Communities) http://www.tamarackcommunity.ca Poverty and Exclusion: Normative Approaches to Policy Research (2004) by Pearl Eliadis (PRI Project) http://policyresearch.gc.ca/ Progress of the World’s Women 2005: Women, Work and Poverty by Marta Chen et al (UNIFEM) http://www.unifem.org/resources/ Social Policy, Gender Inequality and Poverty (2001) by Lorraine Davies and Julie Ann McMullin http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca Disentangling the Web of Women's Poverty and Exclusion http://www.criaw-icref.ca UN COMMITTEE CRITICIZES CANADA FOR PERSISTENT POVERTY IN THE MIDST OF WEALTH http://www.fafia-afai.org

Social Economy
	Great Sites		Suggested Reading
	Social Enterprise Alliance http://www.se-alliance.org/		What We Need to Know About the Social Economy: A guide for policy research (2005) by Alan Painter http://policyresearch.gc.ca

Women and Work
	Great Sites		Suggested Reading
	Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being University of Guelph http://www.worklifecanada.ca/		Work Life Compendium – 150 Canadian Statistics on Work, Family and Well-Being http://dsp-psd.communication.gc.ca National Study on Balancing Work, Family and Lifestyle http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca Part-time Work and Family Friendly Practices in Canadian Workplaces http://www2.uoguelph.ca Work Life Practices and Flexibility in Small Businesses: A Canadian Research Report http://www2.uoguelph.ca A Self-Employment Discussion Paper (2000) by Robert Wilson and Simon Bailey (SEDI) http://www.sedi.org/html/ The Prime Minister’s Task Force Report on Women Entrepreneurs (2003) http://www.liberal.parl.gc.ca Shattering the Glass Box? Women Entrepreneurs and the Knowledge-based Economy (1998) by Serge Nadeau http://www.ic.gc.ca/ Sustaining the Momentum: An Economic Forum on Women Entrepreneurs. Summary Report (2005) http://sprott.carleton.ca/forum Women in Non-Standard Jobs: The Public Policy Challenge (2003) by Monica Townson http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca

Women-centred CED
	Great Sites		Suggested Reading
			Developing the Policy Framework for Social and Economic Inclusion: Women-centred CED in the 21st Century (2005) by the Canadian Women’s Community Economic Development Council Foundationfinal2aug05.pdf From Poverty to Empowerment: A Research Report on Women and Community Economic Development (CED) in Canada (2004) http://www.cdnwomen.org/eng/3/3h.asp Inventory of Organizations Supporting Women in Community Economic Development in Canada (2004) Canadian Women’s Foundation http://www.cdnwomen.org/eng/3/3h.asp Women in Transition Out of Poverty: An Asset Based Approach to Building Sustainable Livelihoods (2001) by Janet Murray and Mary Ferguson http://www.cdnwomen.org/eng/3/3h.asp Women in Transition Out of Poverty: A Guide to Effective Practice in Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods through Enterprise Development (2002) by Janet Murray and Mary Ferguson http://www.cdnwomen.org/eng/3/3h.asp

For Women
	Great Sites		Suggested Reading
	Economic Development Supports Export Development Canada http://www.edc.ca/prodserv/womex/index_e.htm Atlantic Canada Nova Scotia Women and Community Economic Development http://www.womenscednetwork.org/ ACOA women in Business Initiative http://www.acoa.ca/ Centre for Women in Business – Halifax http://www.msvu.ca/cwb/ Ontario Community Microskills Development Centre http://www.microskills.ca/home.html PARO http://www.paro.ca/ Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI) http://www.sedi.org/html/splash/index.asp Western Canada Women’s Enterprise Centres Manitoba - http://www.wecm.ca/ Alberta - http://www.aweia.ab.ca/ Saskatchewan - http://www.womenentrepreneurs.sk.ca/ BC - http://www.wes.bc.ca/ General Womennet http://www.womennet.ca/ Womenspace http://www.womenspace.ca/ Health Canadian Women’s Health Network http://www.cwhn.ca/ Women’s Health Matters http://www.womenshealthmatters.ca/ Legal National Association of Women and the Law http://www.nawl.ca/

For CED Practitioners
	Great Sites		Suggested Reading
	The Canadian CED Network http://www.ccednet-rcdec.ca/ Canadian Women’s Foundation On Line Resource Development Tool http://www.cdnwomen.org/CWF-tool-en/ http://www.cdnwomen.org/CWF-tool-en/ Centre for Community Enterprise http://www.cedworks.com/index.html Community Economic Development Across Canada http://www.cedcanada.ca/ Community Economic Development Technical Assistance Program http://www.carleton.ca/cedtap/