Series consists, predominately, of administrative records created and used by the Women's Research Centre. There is extensive administrative material reflecting the structure and day-to-day functions of the Women's Research Centre. The majority of the records consist of government and non-government correspondence, contracts for various research projects and future publications, an extensive range of financial material, including grant proposals and requests, and detailed project proposals and project outlines. Series consists of records dealing with domestic violence, family violence, self-advocacy and the disabled, strategies for change and action plans, women, labour and unions, various issues concerning women's health, human rights, education, legislation, and community services and activism projects. The Women's Research Centre interacted with various government and non-government groups and organizations such as the Family Violence Prevention Division Health and Welfare Canada, Department of the Secretary of State of Canada, BC Association for Community Living - Self Advocacy Caucus, Summer Institute for Union Women, BC Federation of Canadian Labour, National Action Committee on the Status of Women, Law Foundation of BC, and Disabled Women's Network (DAWN). Series consists of correspondence, contracts, Microboard project evaluations, Microboard reviews, various drafts and completed copies of reports, meeting minutes, Microboard resource guides, interview guides, agendas, round-table discussion guides, invoices, various newsletters, definition of a Microboard and Microboard mission statement, outline of Microboard components, principles, functions and guidelines of Microboard, handwritten and typed notes, evaluation forms, facsimiles, list of Microboards, statement of philosophy concerning services to the handicapped, Women's Research Centre constitution, income and expense statements, grant application forms, appendixes, lists of publications, lists of Women's Research Centre Board of Directors, budgets, lists of Secretary of State programs, Secretary of State grant approval forms, address lists, cheque stubs, financial statements, self-evaluation forms, self-evaluation guidelines, brochures, copies of The Voice and BC Association for Community Living News newsletters, and Caucus history of the BC Association for Community Living - Self Advocacy Caucus, an organization dedicated to promoting self advocacy for the mentally handicapped. Series also consists of publication announcements, articles, photocopied news articles, research proposals addressed to the Family Violence Prevention Division Health and Welfare Canada, Department of the Secretary of State of Canada - Women's Program funding request, various magazines, memorandum, receipts, cheque stubs and photocopied cheque stubs, booklets, brochures, newspapers, list of national social services organizations, requests for advance payment, published copy of National Welfare Grants Rules, log book, bulletins, program plans, Civil Rights definitions, bibliographies, hard-copy presentations, list of recommendations, discussion papers, photocopied cheques, work statements, worksheets, surveys, various models, statement of royalties, extensive photocopied material, and a list of terms of reference.