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District Status of Women Committee

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Canadian Council of Muslim Women 

We wanted to share with you a bilingual link for the Canadian Council of Muslim Women's 2023 Women Who Inspire Awards. Please visit the link and select your preferred language at the top right of the page. 

 

 

STATUS OF WOMEN LEADERSHIP RECOGNITION AWARDS

Three female students in the District School Board of Niagara will be awarded at Graduation the Status of Women Leadership Recognition Award. In order to receive this award, the recipients must be graduating female students who have been accepted into a post secondary program and who have distinguished themselves through personal achievement, community service, school leadership and has conducted themselves as role models to their peers.

for more information and to access the application for, visit our Awards & Scholarships page by clicking on SW Award.

2021-22 Award winners are:    

- Jessie Pearson of Sir Winston Churchill S.S.
- Megan McMeekin of A.N. Myer S.S.
- Natalie Anderson of E.L. Crossley S.S.

CONGRATULATIONS!


Pregnancy and Parental Leaves

Click on Guide to Pregnancy & Parental Leaves for OSSTF/FEESO 

 
Remembering the December 6th Montreal Massacre

It was a cold, drizzly day on December 6,1989 when a young man brandishing a firearm burst into a college classroom at the École Polytechnique in Montreal.The 60 or so engineering students there had little time to react before the men were ordered from the room and the gunman began shooting the women. Six female students were killed instantly, while three more were left injured.

The gunman then moved through the college corridors, the cafeteria, and another classroom, specifically targeting women to shoot. By the time Lépine turned the gun on himself, 14 women were dead and another 10 were injured. Four men were hurt unintentionally in the crossfire.

In Canada, December 6 is a Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women and the anniversary of the atrocity. There will be protests, celebrations and tears as the dead are remembered. As the late feminist writer Andrea Dworkin said: "It is incumbent upon each of us to be the woman that Marc Lépine wanted to kill. We must live with this honour, this courage. We must drive out fear. We must hold on. We must create. We must resist." 

Click on Dec 6 for the morning announcement.

October is Women's History Month!

Useful Links:

A Guide to Women in Canadian History: www.heroines.ca/about/100canadianheroines.html
S
tatus of Women Canada: www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/commemoration/whm-mhf/educator-educateur-en.html
H
erizons Magazine - Women's News & Feminist Views: www.herizons.ca
C
anadian Women Studies-An Indispensable Resource for the Feminist Reader: www.cwscf.ca


Club Zonta Scholarship

The goal of the YWPA award is to encourage women students to enter careers in public affairs, public policy, and community organizations. The award recognizes the commitment of pre-university women students, aged 16 to 19 years, to serve their communities and to advance the status of women worldwide.
For more information click on...
http://www.d22osstf.ca/index.php/awards-scholarships-bursary/zonta-club-scolarship 


FWIO Scholarships

Since 1947, these Scholarships have been presented by FWIO (Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario) in recognition of the women who pioneered the Women's Institute in Ontario. For more information click on...

http://www.d22osstf.ca/index.php/awards-scholarships-bursary/fwio-scholarships 

For more Awards & Scholarships click on...

http://www.d22osstf.ca/index.php/awards-scholarships-bursary