News releases from Status of Women (Page 7)

STATUS OF WOMEN--Nova Scotians Can Eliminate Violence Against Women

STATUS OF WOMEN--Equality and the Supreme Court of Canada Topic of Address

STATUS OF WOMEN--Women Can Gain Election Skills at Campaign School

STATUS OF WOMEN -Report Highlights Women's Economic Inequality Double Workload

The Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women is welcoming three new appointments and two re-appointments recently approved by the legislature's human resources standing committee.

More women, in all their diversity, running for elected office. That's the point of Votes for Women, a new guide produced by the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women. The advisory council launched the guide today, May 17, at Province House in Halifax.

NOTE: A copy of the open letter follows this release. -- Mothers need better support from the federal government to help care for their families, the chair of the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women says in an open letter to Liza Frulla, Minister of Social Development, and Joseph Volpe, Minister of Human Resources Development.

STATUS OF WOMEN--Celebrating Women's Achievements; Working for Further Gains

Doris Mason comes home to New Glasgow on Saturday, March 6, to headline a concert in celebration of International Women's Day.

Here's a recipe for a happy relationship: flowers, chocolate and agreement about legal and financial matters.

STATUS OF WOMEN--Workshop to Increase Women's Political Participation

Women now account for a quarter of new HIV infections in Canada, with most acquiring the infection through sexual contact with men. While the number of new infections in men has dropped substantially in Nova Scotia over the past decade, the numbers for women remain about the same.

Each year, Canada celebrates Women's History Month in October and marks Persons Day on Oct. 18, the day in 1929 when Canadian women were recognized as persons under the law.

Nova Scotia families are in flux, says a fact sheet released today, May 22, by the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women.

Stress is taking its toll on Canadian women, according to the research findings of economists Lynn Lethbridge, Martha MacDonald and Shelley Phipps.

Members of the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women have elected Doreen Paris to lead them as their chair from April 1, 2003 through March 31, 2005. Born and raised in Gibson Woods, Kings Co., Ms. Paris now resides in New Glasgow.

Whether it's a Web cast from the United Nations, a luncheon in Amherst or a concert at Pier 21, International Women's Day, will be marked Saturday, March 8, with an incredible variety of events all over the province.

The Advisory Council on the Status of Women is sponsoring a workshop for women interested in getting more involved in public affairs and the political life of their community, the province and Canada.

STATUS OF WOMEN--National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

STATUS OF WOMEN--Time for a New Royal Commission on the Status of Women?