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CCLOW Across
The Provinces



Manitoba

Interest in CCLOW-Manitoba continues to grow. Under the leadership of Marilyn Kenny and Heather Henderson recruitment of membership has become a priority. Members are working with the women's caucus of the Canadian Guidance and Counseling Association to ensure inclusion of sessions relevant to women's issues and an opportunity to address women's issues at the conference.

A pre-conference workshop is being planned. It will be held May to generate interest in CCLOW August Conference: "Educating for Change: Women in the Next Decade." We are working with CBC TV (research program delivery) on two programs about women and the future of work.

Prince Edward Island

CCLOW has worked in cooperation with the University of P.E.I. - Department of Extension to develop a seven week course titled "Women and Educational Leadership". Clearly women have been denied advancement since over 60 percent of the teaching profession in the province is female, and only 5 of 7 principals are women.

CCLOW contracted with Heather Irving to carry out a feasibility study to determine if there was enough information about the lives and times of P.E.I. women. The feasibility study determined that there was enough information albeit hidden, buried, almost forgotten and certainly ignored by mainstream male historians. The next step will be to seek funding to hire two full-time researchers to carry out Phase II.

CCLOW is well represented in a newly formed and highly active ad hoc group against pornography. In a three month period we have developed and submitted a Secretary of State proposal for $5000 to educate people on the issue of pornography, lobbied to have a film ceased from a local cinema, took to the streets demonstrating in January to protest the first anniversary of Playboy Pay T.V. and the actions of the C.R.T.C. We will cosponsor a 3 session workshop in March at the University of P.E. I. titled "Pornography: A Social Issue.

A committee of CCLOW will again sponsor a Federal Government outreach program funded by Canada Employment & Immigration, Women's Employment Development Program. The program offers a counseling service for entry and re-entry women.



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