Gender
Protests continue against axing the Advisory Council on the Status of Women
More than 50 people gathered in front of the New Brunswick Legislature on March 31st to protest the abolishment of...
Read moreNew Brunswick Women’s History Map
The New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women has launched a Women’s History Map, an online listing of...
Read moreAdvisory Council fixes a democratic deficit
If women can now vote, hold property and run for elected office, it is because others fought for these rights....
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Budget cuts an ideological attack on women
The New Brunswick government announced this week that they will abolish the New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of...
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Grannies rage and gumbooters stomp for Afghan women’s rights
On Saturday, March 19, about 60 people gathered at the artist-run gallery, Gallery Connexion in Fredericton, to support the work...
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US government denies entry visa to Afghan women’s rights activist and author Malalai Joya
Update: Early on Thursday, March 24, 2011, the Afghan Women's Mission was informed that Malalai Joya was given a...
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International Women’s Day celebrated in Fredericton
International Women's Day was celebrated early this year in Fredericton. Over thirty people gathered at Renaissance College on Sunday, March...
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Purple ribbons for pay equity
Each year, members of the December 6th Committee of the Moncton and District Labour Council distribute purple ribbons in the...
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Remembering and acting on violence against women
Moncton - On December 6, 1989, 14 female engineering students at l’École Polytechnique in Montreal were murdered simply because they...
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Women should not pay for the economic crisis
The New Brunswick Throne Speech was silent on the current pay equity programs for workers in child care, home support,...
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