May 15, 2025
The following statement was read in the House of Assembly today by the Honourable Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality: Speaker, I rise to recognize one of the most significant moments in this province’s history – the…
May 9, 2025
The Honourable Pam Parsons, Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality, today announced $50,000 to the Town of Harbour Grace towards the building of a replacement statue of world-renowned aviator Amelia Earhart. This funding will help initiate the planning to replace the…
May 7, 2025
The Honourable Pam Parsons, Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality, today announced $100,000 for a scholarship program commemorating the 100th anniversary of women achieving the right to vote and hold public office. The right to vote and hold public…
May 6, 2025
The Honourable Pam Parsons, Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality, will make a funding announcement to benefit young women in grades 10 to 12 throughout the province. The announcement will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, May 7, at 1:00 p.m….
May 5, 2025
The Honourable Pam Parsons, Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality, is today recognizing May 5 as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people (Red Dress Day), and issuing a proposal call…
May 2, 2025
The Honourable Pam Parsons, Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality, will bring greetings and sign a proclamation to recognize Stop Sexual Exploitation Week in Newfoundland and Labrador, on Monday, May 5. The event takes place at Thrive Community Youth…
April 8, 2025
The Honourable Pam Parsons, Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality, today announced almost $550,000 in grants for six governments and organizations throughout the province to carry out violence prevention initiatives designed to address the root causes of gender-based violence….
April 3, 2025
On April 3, 1925, women in the Dominion of Newfoundland achieved the right to vote and hold public office. This happened because women like Armine Gosling, Fannie McNeil, Lady Jeannette Thorburn, Emma Peters, Myra Campbell and Agnes Ayre, led the…
April 2, 2025
The Honourable Pam Parsons, Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality, and the Honourable Derek Bennett, Speaker of the House of Assembly, will be joined by Her Honour The Honourable Joan Marie Aylward, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, to…
March 7, 2025
On March 8, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador will join organizations, groups, and individuals throughout the province and around the world celebrating International Women’s Day. This day serves as a reminder of the incredible strides made towards gender equality,…
