January 23, 2025
The Honourable Pam Parsons, Minister Responsible for the Office of Women and Gender Equality, and the Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Justice and Public Safety, today announced several new actions to address gender-based violence in the province. Ministers Parsons and…
January 22, 2025
The Honourable Pam Parsons, Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality, and the Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Justice and Public Safety, will make an announcement regarding actions to support gender-based violence prevention in Newfoundland and Labrador. The announcement takes…
January 15, 2025
The Honourable Pam Parsons, Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality, today announced $523,165 in funding for 14 projects through the Provincial Government’s new Community Violence Prevention Program. Funding for the program is made possible through a $13.6 million, four-year…
December 10, 2024
During this year’s annual Purple Ribbon Campaign and flag raising ceremony, 11 families bravely shared personal details of their loved ones who lost their lives due to gender-based violence. The Purple Ribbon ceremony included memorial banners of women and girls…
November 25, 2024
Today, the Honourable Pam Parsons, Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality, hosted a flag raising and proclamation signing event at Confederation Building, to mark the start of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, also known as the Purple…
November 22, 2024
The Honourable Pam Parsons, Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality, will host a flag raising and proclamation signing event to mark the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, also known as the Purple Ribbon Campaign….
November 18, 2024
The following statement was read in the House of Assembly today by the Honourable Pam Parsons, Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality: Speaker, I rise today to recognize November 25 as the launch of the Purple Ribbon Campaign and…
November 15, 2024
The Provincial Indigenous Women’s Reconciliation Council has concluded two days of meetings (November 13 and 14) in Stephenville. The goal of the Reconciliation Council is to coordinate and lead meaningful action to address existing challenges and obstacles in the areas…
November 8, 2024
A ‘What We Heard’ Report containing feedback received from the consultation process to inform the regulations for the Pay Equity and Pay Transparency Act was released today by the Provincial Government. The consultations took place from March 11 to May…
October 22, 2024
The Honourable Pam Parsons, Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality, today announced $316,583 in funding for 14 projects through the Provincial Government’s Indigenous Violence Prevention Grants Program. The Minister was joined by the Honourable Dr. Scott Reid, Minister Responsible…
