Education

October, 2008

Women in the Lead was the theme for Status of Women Canada for Women's History Month, October 2008. It honoured girls and women in Canada, past and present, who have gone first, who opened doors for others to follow. This theme reflects the longtime efforts of the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women through its Women in Leadership Program, to increase the numbers and diversity of women in public and political life, and to recognize contribution of women leaders in advancing fairness, dignity and equality of women.

In this film series, women directors focus the lens on pioneers of social justice and peace movements, on everyday heroines among historically excluded peoples, on grinding inequality, and early sexualization of girls. The directors and their films present insight into who we were, who we are, and who we could become.

To borrow these films please contact out librarian at: women@gov.ns.ca.

Guide for Girls, 2nd ed.

March, 2008

This book is a tool to help you prepare for all kinds of challenges. It has ideas from girls like you, as well as from women who work with girls. It also has space for you to write about your dreams, so that you can think about them, play with them, and make some decisions. This book helped us start talking with teenaged girls. We plan to keep up the conversation over the coming years.

Guide-ressources pour filles

May, 2007

Cette publication aide les adolescentes à prendre des décisions judicieuses à propos de leur avenir. Le Guide-ressources pour filles aborde la préparation au travail et à la carrière, le maintien de bonnes relations avec les amis et la famille, la gestion de l'argent, la participation dans la communauté et la fierté de son patrimoine. Ce guide< encourage les jeunes filles à voir au-delà des attentes traditionnelles et les inspire à trouver leur propre voie vers l'autosuffisance. Il les aide à définir le succès par elles-mêmes et à viser à atteindre ce succès.

Guide for Girls

October, 2005

A new publication from the Advisory Council on the Status of Women (released Oct. 5) helps teenaged girls make good decisions about their futures. Guide for Girls discusses preparing for work and career, relationships with friends and family, money management and community involvement. This book encourages girls to look beyond the traditional expectations and inspires them to seek their own best route to self-sufficiency. It helps them to define success for themselves and to strive to achieve it.

Learners and Teachers: Women's Education and Training

Women in Nova Scotia, Part 4 of a statistical series