Mar 27, 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 Selina Khan. In early...
Mar 20, 2025 | Did You Know?, News and Views
For the past three years, the Advisory Council on the Status of Women has offered a $750 bursary to a woman or woman-identified person who came to Canada as a migrant worker and is pursuing some kind of education or training. Council members recognize that migrant...
Mar 20, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Did You Know?, News and Views
Throughout the 50 years of the PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women, dozens of Council members have emphasized the importance of education and training as essential to gender equality. Access to education and training enhances individual women’s...
Mar 13, 2025 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available
A big International Women’s Day THANK YOU to everyone who came out to celebrate together March 8th! We were thrilled with how many people came to listen, learn, and dance together as we continue to strive for gender equality. We have such an impressive depth of...
Mar 13, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Did You Know?, News and Views
While we are looking back at International Women’s Day last Saturday, it felt like a good moment to look back ten years as well. In 2015, the theme for International Women’s Day was “Celebrating Women – Advocacy, Activism, and Agitation”. Some of the...
Mar 6, 2025 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available
International Women’s Day: Strength in Every Story Fifteen years ago, I immigrated to Canada, building a small family while establishing my career as an educator. My journey, like that of many women, has been shaped by resilience, opportunities, and the pursuit...
