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...
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...
