Oct 31, 2024 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available
L-R: Emily Rutledge, Gaylene Carragher, and Barb McDowall gathered outside the Schoolhouse on the Glenaladale Estate for a photo together. (Missing from photo: Serena Smith) Four members of the PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women will complete their maximum...
Oct 31, 2024 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available
October 31, 2024 We had an auspicious day in Kensington yesterday! Advisory Council members Hsiao-Yu Liu and Barb McDowall accompanied Jane and me to the signing of a declaration to prevent gender-based violence in the Town of Kensington. We marked the culmination of...
Oct 9, 2024 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available
Chairs Circle for Gender Equality Workshop on Nov 1 – “Bringing to Light Hidden Heritage” October is Women’s History Month in Canada! On Friday, November 1, 2024, celebrate hidden heritage in PEI with a day of FREE public events with the Chairs...
Sep 12, 2024 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available
Sunday, September 22, 2024 Harmony House, Hunter River 2pm So here’s something not to be missed! The Advisory Council on the Status of Women has partnered with the PEI Writers Guild to offer a unique afternoon of music and reflection as some of the island’s most...
Sep 11, 2024 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available
Please share this information if you know of someone who is eligible and should be applying. Click on our Bursary webpage below to review the criteria for each individual bursary to see if you are an eligible applicant, and to download an application. In...
Jun 20, 2024 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available
(Credit: Saltwire-The Guardian PEI online article, June 17, 2024 and PEIACSW Facebook post) Michelle Jay is the program co-ordinator at the Advisory Council on the Status of Women. She describes herself as a proud mom, a proud lesbian and a proud social justice...
