YUKON REPORT

by Lillian Nakamura Maguire

The major activity of the Yukon CCLOW this year is a pilot project matching Grade 11 girls from a local Whitehorse school with women from the community. With the co-operation of the school guidance counsellor, the project will attempt to provide first-hand information and encouragement to girls considering various careers. The mentoring relationship will be established for about three months. We expect an enthusiastic response both from women in the community and students.

Many CCLOW members were involved in the November annual Women's Conference, either as participants or workshop leaders. A session on returning to learning options was presented by the Yukon CCLOW Director. The CCLOW display provided up-to-date information on local and national happenings.

A curriculum package, which includes the videotape "Girls Can", was prepared for circulation to junior high school counselors. The package provides supplementary materials on career choices and lifestyle options for young women, career information on non-traditional occupations, readings on women's work and other career / lifestyle issues. School counselors have been contacted and can book the materials through our members.

NEWFOUNDLAND REPORT

by Dorothy Robbins

CCLOW has responded to a consultation /discussion paper circulated by the Minister of Career Development and Advanced Studies. The paper raised a number of policy questions which relate to the jurisdiction of the new Department. Our response focused on the need for counseling and support services, child care, financial assistance, bridging programs, and academic upgrading, and the need to end the occupational segregation of women.

St. John's members had an opportunity to meet with a group of British adult educators on a study tour of Canada. Jane Black, tutor in women's education at the Worker's Educational Association, conducted a workshop on Women's Education at a mini-conference sponsored by the Association for Lifelong Learning on October 18. We enjoyed learning from the British visitors, and were glad of the opportunity to discuss issues related to learning in our own province.

MANITOBA REPORT

by Monika Feist

Manitoba members continue to review the activities and outcomes of government programs and services for women. There seems to be inequity both in the funding of needed programs and services, and in the participation of women in these programs. But government does seem to be more aware of the concerns we have expressed and more responsive to them.

Officially, we have not been informed who sits on the Local Advisory Councils (LAC) of the CJS in Manitoba, although we know that women are represented on LACs.

This year we will focus on making the Winnipeg network more independent, and on developing groups outside Winnipeg. We are looking at local data the real impact of federal and provincial directions in training and development.

Partly at the suggestion of CCLOW Manitoba, several women's groups met in October to CCLOW Manitoba, set a Manitoba Women's Agenda for a Spring Consultation with the Department of the Secretary of State.