PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women
Conseil consultatif sur la situation de la femme de l’Î.-P.-É.
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 à l’atteinte de l’égalité des genres pour tous les Insulaires
Favoriser les changements d’attitude dans la communauté de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard
Conseiller le gouvernement pour établir l’égalité dans les lois, les politiques et les programmes
Le Conseil consultatif sur la situation de la femme de l’Î.-P.-É. (CCSFÎPÉ) est un conseil indépendant dont les membres sont nommés par le gouvernement. Le Conseil est composé de neuf membres sélectionnés parmi des femmes insulaires qui font preuve d’intérêt pour l’égalité de la femme et qui représentent la diversité régionale, culturelle et ethnique.
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Don’t Miss Any 50th Anniversary Posts This Summer!
Throughout the summer of 2025, 50th Anniversary 1975-2025 posts will be available at this link: https://peistatusofwomen.ca/category/50th-anniversary-1975-2025/
Recent news from PEI ACSW
“Mauve” by Jenn Grant
PEI-Nova Scotia singer-songwriter Jenn Grant performed her song "Mauve" in honour of the April 2020 Portapique, NS, mass shootings, for sharing in the Charlottetown, PEI, 2020 Montreal Massacre Memorial Service video commemoration. The video of the full service is...
Poem by a Survivor
When you looked at me did you see me? Did you see my arms and think of how wildly they gesticulate when I'm telling a story? Or did you see my arms and picture how you would use them to pin me down? Did you see my lips and visualize how they must look when they’re...
Supporting Survivors Saves Lives – Speech by Roxanne Carter-Thompson
Roxanne Carter-Thompson and Debbie Langston prepare for Roxanne to tell her story. Roxanne Carter-Thompson is the Executive Director of the Adventure Group in Prince Edward Island, and she told her story of being a survivor of violence for the first time in public to...
Where Violence Persists, What Women Do / Là où la violence persiste, ce que font les femmes
Where Violence Persists, What Women Do Last year we gathered to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, where fourteen women, students at l’École Polytechnique, were murdered because they were women. With our service of remembrance we paid...
