PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women
Conseil consultatif sur la situation de la femme de lā€™ĆŽ.-P.-Ɖ.

Working for gender equality for all Islanders

Promoting changes of attitude within the Prince Edward Island community

Advising government to achieve equality in legislation, policies, and programs

The PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women (PEIACSW) is an arm’s-length government-appointed Council. Nine Council members are selected from among Island women who have demonstrated a commitment to women’s equality and who represent regional, cultural, and ethnic diversity.

Travailler Ć  l’atteinte de l’égalitĆ© des genres pour tous les Insulaires

Favoriser les changements d’attitude dans la communautĆ© de lā€™ĆŽle-du-Prince-Ɖdouard

Conseiller le gouvernement pour Ć©tablir l’égalitĆ© dans les lois, les politiques et les programmes

Le Conseil consultatif sur la situation de la femme de lā€™ĆŽ.-P.-Ɖ. (CCSFƎPƉ) est un conseil indĆ©pendant dont les membres sont nommĆ©s par le gouvernement. Le Conseil est composĆ© de neuf membres sĆ©lectionnĆ©s parmi des femmes insulaires qui font preuve d’intĆ©rĆŖt pour l’égalitĆ© de la femme et qui reprĆ©sentent la diversitĆ© rĆ©gionale, culturelle et ethnique.

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Don’t Miss Any 50th Anniversary Posts!

50th Anniversary 1975-2025 posts will be available at this link:
https://peistatusofwomen.ca/category/50th-anniversary-1975-2025/Ā 

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Recent news from PEI ACSW

Community Notices, November 20, 2025

Welcome to our Community Events and Notices E-News for Thursday, November 20, 2025   New listings this week: 1) 50 Ways: ACSW Education Bursaries for Women 2) 2025-2026 Purple Ribbon Campaign 3) Resources for Teachers 4) Purple Ribbon Campaign Resources Are...

PEI Status of Women Bursary Winners for 2025

Congratulations to Gladys Alombro. Gladys was chosen as the successful recipient of the PEIACSW Maureen Larkin Memorial Migrant Worker Rights Bursary. She is pursuing training in business and entrepreneurship.   The $750 Maureen Larkin Memorial Migrant Worker...

50 Ways: ACSW Education Bursaries for Women

To mark our 50th Anniversary, we looked back through Council archives to trace the history of our bursaries.Ā  In 1980, the earliest reference we found to the Council’s bursaries was a Guardian advertisement for $100 post-secondary bursaries to UPEI and Holland...

Community Notices, November 13, 2025

Welcome to our Community Events and Notices E-News for Thursday, November 13, 2025   New listings this week: 1) 50 Ways to Foster Inclusion: A Brief History of Multilingual Posters for the Purple Ribbon Campaign 2) Our November 5th Pinning Bee Gallery 3) You're...