News release

Bread and Roses Bursary to Mark International Women's Day

Status of Women

A new student award to support women studying sciences, trades or technology at Nova Scotia Community College was announced today, March 6, to mark International Women's Day.

Carolyn Bolivar-Getson, Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women, and NSCC president Joan McArthur-Blair launched the Bread and Roses Bursary at the college's Lunenburg Campus in Bridgewater.

Bread and Roses is a poem that became an anthem for women marching for improved working conditions a century ago.

"Even though more women attain higher education and better careers today, many of us are still working in low-paying, part-time jobs," Bolivar-Getson said. "We need to boost the ability of women to work in higher-paying careers with long-term economic security."

"This bursary will provide women in our province with financial support to study in the fields of trades, technology or sciences, and allow them to gain new skills for jobs that are in demand," Ms. McArthur-Blair said.

The $20,000 fund, to be managed by the NSCC Foundation, will benefit women studying sciences, trades, or technology, with particular consideration for women from diverse communities. Future events and gifts will support the bursary, which begins this fall.

For more information, go to http://women.gov.ns.ca .

Since 1908, International Women's Day has recognized work challenges and accomplishments of women around the world.