May 7, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Community Notices, Did You Know?
Sunday is Mothers’ Day in Canada. On April 30, 1984, Council Chairperson Dolores Crane wrote the following letter to Premier Jim Lee, regarding the origins of Mothers’ Day: Dear Premier Lee: On behalf of the P.E.I. Advisory Council on the Status of Women,...
Apr 30, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Did You Know?, News and Views
It was a politically important week this week in Canada, with a federal election on April 28. Because the PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women has a provincial mandate, we haven’t often been active during federal elections, except pointing to other...
Apr 24, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Did You Know?, News and Views
Earlier this week, April 22 marked Earth Day, so we looked back through the Advisory Council on the Status of Women archive to 2008, when the International Women’s Day “Together in Courage” committee honoured women leaders in environmental activism....
Apr 16, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Did You Know?, News and Views
Did you know? April 17 is celebrated as Equality Day in Canada, and this year is the 40th anniversary of the milestone it celebrates: the coming into force of equality provisions, including gender equality rights, in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. On...
Apr 9, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Did You Know?, News and Views
This week, a flash back to Council’s 20th year, 1995. Here’s a fascinating summary of the Council’s recommendations over the span of 1995, taken from annual reports. The Chairperson of the Council that year was Anne Nicholson, who continues her...
Apr 3, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Did You Know?, News and Views
We are asking each current staffperson with the PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women to choose a milestone year to reflect on among these “50 Ways to Achieve Equality” posts. Today’s significant year is selected by Caroline Galloway, who has been working with...
