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Activities Prince Edward Island Advisory Council Status of Women Annual Report 2004/2005 Activities of the Prince Edward Island Advisory Council on the Status of Women April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005 About the Cover Image “Maggie’s Quilt” This quilt was donated to the PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women in July 2001 by former Chairperson Dianne Porter. Dianne's sister Maggie made the quilt from her family's clothing. Maggie’s story can be found on page 48 of this report. January 2007 Hon. Gail Shea, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women PO Box 2000 Charlottetown PEI C1A 7N8 Dear Minister Shea: I am pleased to present you with the 2004/2005 Annual Report of the Prince Edward Island Advisory Council on the Status of Women. The Annual Report contains our audited financial statements as well as a summary of Council's activities, publications, and collaborations with government. Sincerely, Kirstin Lund, Chairperson 2 Annual Report 2004/2005 CONTENTS Chairperson’s Message .........................................................................................................5 About the Council....................................................................................................................8 Mandate and Meetings ................................................................................................................8 Members ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Members ..................................................................................................................................... 11 Staff............................................................................................................................................... 15 National Coalition of Advisory Councils ............................................................................ 17 Policy and Research............................................................................................................. 18 Council Planning........................................................................................................................ 18 Policy Guides.............................................................................................................................. 20 Upcoming Policy Guides ......................................................................................................... 22 Follow-up and Ongoing Policy Work .................................................................................. 23 Information and Education............................................................................................. 25 Enquiries and Referrals............................................................................................................ 25 Media............................................................................................................................................ 27 Voters’ Guides to the Issues.................................................................................................. 29 Council Updates........................................................................................................................ 30 Community Liaison .............................................................................................................. 31 Meetings and Correspondence on Issues ........................................................................... 31 Events........................................................................................................................................... 33 Partnerships................................................................................................................................ 36 PEI A dvisory Council on the Status of Women 3 Leadership in Annual Events......................................................................................... 38 Purple Ribbon Campaign against Violence.......................................................................... 38 International Women’s Day ................................................................................................... 40 Bursaries for Women .............................................................................................................. 41 Persons Day ............................................................................................................................... 42 Publications List..................................................................................................................... 43 Financial Statements .......................................................................................................... 45 4 Annual Report 2004/2005 Chairperson’s Message This past year, my first full year as skills and experience of all four of these Chairperson of the Advisory Council on women in 2004–05. the Status of Women, has been active Last year, I brought my training as a and rewarding. Working towards facilitator to the table and initiated an equality for women in all spheres of ongoing process for Council Planning to Island life brings together diverse help ensure that we move forward on women, on the Advisory Council and in issues of long-term concern for Island the women's community, to share a goal women and families. This year, the of full and active participation in Prince Advisory Council continued to discuss Edward Island's society, politics, culture, how best to include the voices of Island law, and economy. women in our policy planning and how This year, as Director Heidi Rankin to work more effectively and and Researcher/Policy Analyst Patricia collaboratively with government to MacAulay took leaves of absence and implement to change to improve the were greatly missed, we met the status of women in PEI. The Minister challenge of continuity for Council by Responsible for the Status of Women, hiring past Advisory Council–employees Gail Shea, has been open to building a Lisa Murphy (to act as Director) and Jane more effective relationship, and we are Ledwell (to act as Researcher/Policy moving forward on that front. We are Analyst). The Advisory Council is also really pleased to have the support of fortunate to have benefitted from the Carolyn Bertram, the Status of Women critic for the Opposition. A highlight of our work to build leadership on family law legal aid and collaboration with government was a family violence prevention. meeting of the full Advisory Council with One issue that captured the media's Executive Council in late November. attention in the past year was the Each member of the Advisory Council Advisory Council's response to the had the opportunity to share her Province's announced plan to appoint a experience of the need for women's fourth provincial court judge to assist in equality and to express the concerns of developing a domestic violence court. women in her community. The priorities The Advisory Council was involved with we expressed for 2005 were 1) funding other organizations in communicating and support for family law legal aid, 2) with government around the more sufficient financial resources for family pressing needs in the area of family violence prevention, and 3) electoral violence prevention, including family law reforms resulting in proportional legal aid, front-line support for women representation. and children, and treatment for On the third point, we were pleased offenders. The Office of the Attorney that the government formed a General was open to hearing this Commission on PEI's Electoral Future in information and in November the early 2005, though we were disappointed Premier halted the appointment of an to see women under-represented on the additional judge. We celebrate a Commission. On the first two points, we government that is willing to respond to look forward to the upcoming budget in input and change its mind to better meet the new fiscal year to signal government the needs of the people it represents. 6 Annual Report 2004/2005 The release of our Policy Guide on Prevention and the City of Maternity and Parental Benefits closely Charlottetown. We congratulate Mayor coincided with maternity or parental Clifford Lee for recognizing the leaves for me, as Chairperson, and Lisa importance of family violence prevention Murphy, as Director. Our leaves helped in his city and for initiating the Mayor's illustrate the need for improved leave Purple Ribbon Task Force for Family and benefits for new parents, too many Violence Prevention to conduct safety of whom do not qualify for benefits or audits, family violence prevention training for job protection while they are on for city employees, and awareness-raising leave. We were happy to be asked by initiatives in the city. Elmer MacFadyen, Minister of This Annual Report reflects a Community and Cultural Affairs, to make summary of events and activities the specific recommendations about how Advisory Council undertook in 2004–05 employment standards could be changed on behalf of women and families across to benefit new parents. Prince Edward Island who want to see a The Advisory Council's annual more equal province. Please do not Purple Ribbon Campaign against Violence hesitate to contact us at the Council was a success again in 2004, with over office at any time for more detailed 30,000 ribbons and information cards information of for copies of our distributed across Prince Edward Island, publications. with the partnership of the Premier's Action Committee on Family Violence Kirstin Lund, Chairperson PEI A dvisory
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