Black Women's Studies
Sage P.O. Box 42741 Atlanta, GA 30311-0741 U.S.A. $8 /issue, subscription (2 issues): $15/individual $25/institution

Sage has published a special issue on Black Women's Studies, including issues such as feminist theory and its sensitivity to race, pedagogical essays on teaching about Black women, the works of African and African-American writers.

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Women and Men in Education: a national survey of gender distribution in school systems
Canadian Education Association Suite 8-200 252 Bloor Street W. Toronto, Onto M5S 1V5 $14.00 102 pp.

Author Ruth Rees (Queen's University) examines educational institutions, boards and associations across the country for job segregation based on sex, and reviews employment equity programs, hiring practices, and the development of women's skills and leadership. Recommendations included.

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Telling It: women and language across cultures
Press Gang Publishers 603 Powell Street Vancouver, B.C. V6A 1H2 $14.95 208 pp.

Edited by a collective of Sky Lee, Lee Maracle, Daphne Marlatt, and Betsy Warland, this compilation addresses issues of racism, cultural appropriation, and homophobia through contributions from Native, Asian-Canadian, and lesbian writers.

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Catching Our Breath: a journal about change for women who smoke
Women's Health Clinic 419 Graham Avenue, 3rd Flr Winnipeg, Man. R3C OM3 (204) 947-1517

The Women's Health Clinic have created the journal and an accompanying guide as part of a smoking cessation program designed for women. The approach combines adult education methodology, group process techniques, and an understanding of women's social and economic position.

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Violence Against Women and Children
FWTAO Newsletter 1260 Bay Street Toronto, Ont. M5R 2B8 (416) 964-1232 fax: 416-964-0512 free (up to quantities of 280)

The Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario has produced a special Montreal massacre memorial issue of their newsletter, examining issues like violence against students and teachers, how to teach students non-violent conflict resolution, sex stereotyping in school readers, and Ministry of Education initiatives.

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A Literacy Celebration
Canadian Library Association 200 Elgin Street, #602 Ottawa, Onto K2P 1L5 (613) 232-9625 $10.00/set of 3

Three volumes of students personal accounts of their literacy challenges and life experiences.

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Canadian Women and AIDS: beyond the statistics
Les éditions communiqu'Elles 3585 rue St-Urbain Montreal, Que. H2X 2N6 (514) 844-1761 fax: 514-842-1067 $15.95 + $1.00 handling + 7% G.S.T.

Sections include Women with HIV/AIDS share their stories, Who's vulnerable?, Educating ourselves and organizing our communities, etc.

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Women and Poverty Revisited
National Council of Welfare Brooke Claxton Bldg Ottawa, Onto KIA 0K9 (613) 957-2961

An updated look at women and poverty since the 1979 National Council of Welfare report on the subject.