by Sheila Curran

We recently organized a public lecture in co-operation with Women in Science and Engineering. Dr. Shirley Holloway, Dean of Technology at George Brown College, spoke on the importance of encouraging young women to enroll in science and technology.

CCLOW-Nfld. and CCLOW-P.E.I. will be working together to bring Susan Wismer to the Maritimes in October. We hope to have her discuss the Women's Education and Training study and share with us her process of gathering information.

by Peggy Mahon

Our major focus since last November has been implementation of the conference, held June 23-24 in Halifax, and the publication of an anthology and her story of women's groups in Nova Scotia. We acknowledge the Secretary of State Funding for both projects. The anthology is underway and will likely be published sometime in the fall.

We are concerned about federal government cuts to women's programs because the ability to access Secretary of State funding for projects has enabled the continued growth of local CCLOW groups and the networking between them in Nova Scotia. Projects currently underway include development of a women's resource centre by Women Aware Port Hawksbury, and continued development and operation of Lea Place by E.S.L.O.W. (Eastern Shore Learning Opportunities for Women). G.L.O.W. (Guysborough Learning Opportunities for Women) has a grant to modify the Focusing Forward Kit (which outlines how to implement a workshop for women on education, employment and training) for high school students. Halifax-Dartmouth CCLOW has just published an evaluation of the Social Assistance Recipients Agreement.

by Sharon Goldberg

CCLOW Ontario was involved in setting up the 1989 Conference of the Ontario Committee on Non-Traditional Occupations for Women, held on Wednesday, May 3rd at Queen's Park, Toronto. Riva Love, representing CCLOW Ontario, served on the planning committee. Both Riva and Jan Clarke, Ontario Network Coordinator, attended the conference and set up a CCLOW display.

CCLOW Ontario will be applying for funds to assist in the development of the Ontario network. In addition, there are plans to organize seminars on the WET study.

by Carol Connick

On June 12 in Charlottetown a Coalition for a Better Confederation was established to give Islanders a forum to direct their opinions and views about the budget and its ramifications for the Island economy. Their areas of concern are: closure of CFB Summerside, changes in UI Benefit Program, proposed changes in social programs, transfer payments, and cancellation of child care program. CCLOW has been invited to participate in the coalition but while we support the goals in general, it is not an area we want to be actively involved in at this time.

In October or November we plan, in conjunction with CCLOW- Nfld., to have Susan Wismer come to P.E.I. to do an employment related workshop using her Women in Employment and Training Study as a basis. The CRIAW Conference will be held in Charlottetown in November of 1990. CRIAW , like CCLOW on P.E.I., has a very small membership so they are depending on support from groups such as CCLOW, Women's Network, the Advisory Council and DAWN. Through our concerted effort, the conference should prove a great opportunity for networking and learning.