Interministerial Women's Secretariat
Addressing Family Violence and the Workplace. This guide has been created as a resource for PEI Provincial Government Workplaces to help them recognize and respond to employees affected by family violence.
Being Safer - A Guide for Women with Intellectual Challenges
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
Four young Island women will represent Prince Edward Island at a national event marking the 100th anniversary of some women attaining the right to vote in Canadian federal elections.
Jillian MacIntyre, Sarah Crosby, Payton Jadis, and Taya Nabuurs will...
An Exploration of Promising Practices in Response to Human Trafficking in Canada
INTRODUCTION - MEASURING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: STATISTICALTRENDS – KEY FINDINGS
Gender and diversity analysis takes into account cultural, social, economic and other differences among people.
These are guidelines for use in gender‐inclusive communication.
Knowledge Exchange Forum
Honouring Our Differences: Gender and Diversity Analysis Community Guide 2017
Human trafficking is the recruitment, transportation and/or harbouring of persons for the purpose of exploitation. Victims are exploited through the use of threats, force, coercion or deceit. The most common forms of human trafficking are:
• Sexual...
Information For Women and Men in an Abusive Relationship : A guide to finding services that can help you - 2017 Edition.
This guide also provides helpful information for friends, families and neighbours who care. Unless otherwise specified; all...
The Interministerial Women's Secretariat provides assistance to the provincial government to promote the legal, health, social and economic equality of women. The Secretariat works in partnership with women's organizations and the community to develop...
The purpose of this issue brief is to provide a comprehensive picture of what is known about sexual violence against women in Canada. This includes a discussion of some of the challenges associated with measuring the prevalence of sexual violence, as ...
Measuring Violence Against Women: Statistical Trends (Statistics Canada) 2013
Measuring Violence Against Women: Statistical Trends - Key Findings
Other Status of Women sites:
NationalStatus of Women Canadahttp://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/ProvincialAlbertahttp://www.child.alberta.ca/home/1065.cfm
British Columbiahttp://www.health.gov.bc.ca/women-and-children/womens-issues/ Manitobahttp://www.gov.mb.ca/...
The PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women operates at arm’s length from government to promote gender equality for all Islanders and support women’s full and active participation in the social, legal, cultural, economic and political life in the...
This guide contains information for individuals who are victims of human trafficking or who are in a position to assist such victims. It provides information on how to recognize a trafficked person, what steps to take and what services are available to...
Women in PEI: A Statistical Review is a statistical snapshot of the female population in PEI. This document provides sex-disaggregated data related to education, work and income, health, justice, violence against women and women in leadership. It...
Overview
Violence against anyone is unacceptable. Violence experienced by women, however, particularly intimate
partner violence and sexual assault, represents a unique aspect of the wider social problem of violence, and requires specific attention...
The 34th annual meeting of Canada’s ministers responsible for the Status of Women addressed priority issues including ending violence against women and girls, reducing the gender wage gap, and enhancing the use of Gender-Based Analysis (GBA) .
"It was...
The following is a list of supports for victims:
Information for Women and Men in an Abusive Relationship
This guide contains information for individuals who identify as a victim, or as someone whose behaviour is abusive, or both. It also contains...
Women on Boards: A Competitive Edge - Great leadership generates great results.
The Interministerial Women's Secretariat works with community organizations to develop projects, programs and services that benefit women in Prince Edward Island. A one-time fund of $50,000 has been established to fund projects whose focus is the...
Having women on boards can help strengthen the performance of Canadian companies. The Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers Responsible for the Status of Women commissioned the Conference Board of Canada to develop a resource outlining the benefits to...