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Representatives from four community organizations that will receive funding to help Island women feel safe from the threat of violence stand with Minister Paula Biggar

Community organizations receive funding to help end violence against women

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/community-organizations-receive-funding-help-end-violence-against-women
2018-11-27
Supporting Island families - , Four community organizations will receive funding from the provincial government to help Island women feel safe from the threat of violence.   The provincial Violence Against Women Prevention Grant has awarded the Aboriginal Women`s Association, Community Legal...
Emma Drake, UPEI Student Union VP speaks as a member of a student leadership panel at the PEI Famous Five conference

PEI’s Famous Five inspire positive action toward gender equality in politics

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/peis-famous-five-inspire-positive-action-toward-gender-equality-politics
2018-11-02
Emma Drake gets the lesson to be learned from the success of PEI’s Famous Five. It is a lesson about recognizing the need to do better and not accepting the status quo when it comes to women in leadership. “They should not be the exception when it comes to women in leadership, “ said Drake, a...
Victoria Gibbs

Could legislature ‘takeover’ inspire future Famous Five?

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/could-legislature-takeover-inspire-future-famous-five
2018-10-12
Victoria Gibbs wasn’t born yet when women last held five of the most powerful positions in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, and she wonders why it hasn’t happened since. Gibbs, 17, was one of 27 young Island women chosen to “take over” the assembly on Oct. 11 as part of the United...

Young Island women take over Legislative Assembly of PEI

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/young-island-women-take-over-legislative-assembly-pei
2018-10-11
Today, the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island welcomed young Islanders from across the province to take the seats of their members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for a day of learning and sharing.  Nominated by each of their MLAs, the young Islanders learned about...
Donna Clark

Want a successful business? Hire a balanced workforce

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/want-successful-business-hire-balanced-workforce
2018-10-09
Businesses function better when they have a more equal mix of employees – especially in construction, sciences, and engineering. Donna Clark told a gathering of Islanders last week that the STEM fields (sciences, technology, engineering, and math) are not balanced in terms of gender - and other...
On the far left, is a picture of a computer, mobile phone and tablet. Cyber Safe Girl Text appears. Cyber is in purple block letters, Safe Appears below in green block letters. Girl appears in pink written letters centred to the right of Cyber and Safe.

Cybersafe Girl

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/transportation-infrastructure-and-energy/cybersafe-girl
2018-06-28
Cybersafe Girl is a public education program developed by the Atlantic Ministers Responsible for the Status of Women in Canada to provide information to girls, parents and educators about how girls can be safe online. Visit the Cybersafe Girl website
Michelle Harris-Genge, Jillian Kilfoil,Cybelle Rieber, Minister Paula Biggar, Dawn Wilson, and Patrick LeClair.

Grants will help build community, support inclusion

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/grants-will-help-build-community-support-inclusion
2018-05-09
Cybelle Rieber knows that meeting the needs of Prince Edward Island’s most marginalized residents is essential to building a compassionate, equitable place for all Islanders. Her organization – the PEERS Alliance – is one of five community partners supported in 2018 through Interministerial Women’s...

Transportation partners with Women’s Institute Roadside Cleanup

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/transportation-partners-womens-institute-roadside-cleanup
2018-05-01
Islanders taking action to help protect our environment through the Women’s Institute’s Roadside Cleanup on Saturday, May 12 will have more locations to access the designated cleanup bags this year. The Department of Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy will provide the free, specially marked...
(From left) Speaker of the House Nancy Guptill, Lieutenant Governor Marion Reid, Leader of the Opposition Pat Mella, Premier Catherine Callbeck, Deputy Speaker Elizabeth (Libbe) Hubley. June 1993.

Island women to take part in United Nations Commission

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/island-women-take-part-united-nations-commission
2018-03-08
As a young feminist growing up outside O’Leary, Jillian Kilfoil never dreamed she would be invited to share her perspectives on gender equality and women’s empowerment with an international audience.  But Kilfoil -- now the executive director of Women’s Network PEI -- will have that opportunity as...

2018 Guidelines for Gender and Diversity Consideration in Policy Design and Implementation

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/publications/genderdiversity_guidelines_eng_2018.pdf
2018-02-21
2018 Guidelines for Gender and Diversity Consideration in Policy Design and Implementation - Gender and diversity analysis takes into account cultural, social, economic and other differences among people to ensure that: • Potential impacts of policies, programs, and legislation can be identified...
Guidelines for Gender and Diversity Consideration in Policy Design and Implementation Produced by Interministerial Women’s Secretairat 2018 3) Research and Engagement Higher than average unemployment rates among newcomer women might...
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