Welcome to our Website

Welcome to Women's Network PEI. You'll find lots of information on our site about our current projects, Trade HERizons and Girls Unlimited. You can also find information about our referral service, past projects, fundraisers, board and staff as well.

Visitor's Notice

To find out more about Trade HERizons please click on the Trade HERizons tab on the menu above, or click on the links below if you...

• are an interested woman wanting to explore a career in trades or technology
• are an employer who wants to support women in trades and technology 
• want to be a mentor to women in trades and technology
• want to make a referral to Trade HERizons

Girls Conference

Do you know any young girls between the ages of 10 and 12 who could benefit from increased self esteem and the ability to make value-based decisions in a complex world? 

We’d like to invite your 10-12 year old girls to a fun-filled engaging day of empowerment. We will have programming that focuses on key health and social issues for girls. 

    When: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 (PD Day)

    Time:  8:45am – 4:00pm

    Where:  The Murphy Community Centre in Charlottetown

The day’s programming will address key health and social issues facing our girls today.  Activities will focus on:

• Media Literacy and Ad-busting
• Creating Your Own Personal Style
• Wholistic Nutrition
• Healthy Self Image
• Visual Arts
• Zumba Fitness
• And more!

    Cost:  $15.00/person (includes two healthy snacks and a nutritious, delicious lunch!)

    How:  Register through Christine Clements, a volunteer Board  member for WNPEI, at  c.clements@bellaliant.net.

Please provide the child’s full name, address, age, and school. You will receive an email confirming your registration has been received.

Participants must be registered before Friday, January 27.

There is limited space, so registration will be on a first come first serve basis. Email Christine as soon as possible to book a spot!

Trade HERizons graduates achieve success at Holland College during 2010-2011 academic year

Congratulations to our 2010 Trade HERizons participants on completing a successful year in their respective programs at Holland College.

Front row (kneeling left to right): Shasta Brennan graduated from the Carpentry program and is employed with a local construction company; Sarah Nuesch finished her first year of the Welding Fabrication program and is working with a local welding business. Back row (left to right): Lynn Bradley graduated from the Correctional Officer program; Kim Arsenault upgraded in the Adult Education program, has been accepted to the Bioscience Technology program and is working with a local bioscience company; Wanda Ellsworth completed her first year of the Computer Information Systems (CIS) program and is working with the college’s Computer Services Department this summer.

Videos - Women and Employers in Trades

Click on the links below to see videos of women working in the trades and what trades employers say about women in the trades.

• Welder - Kristy Doyle
• Power Engineer - Liz Clements
• Machinist - Marianne Folland
• Apprentice Carpenter - Shasta Brennan-Squires
• Women in Trades - All four women and employers featured in our videos

Looking for Research Interviewees

A PhD student with the Faculty of Health Science, School of Nursing at Dalhousie University is doing research that looks at women with children becoming lesbian headed step‐families. If you are interested in being interviewed for this research, please contact: Tracey Rickards by calling collect at (506) 471‐6401, or by email: srickar1@unb.ca. For more info, please see this research project's  llletter of Introducation-Information (134,5 kB).