Advocacy and Representation
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- Are running 6 women candidates (15%) in the election (6)
- Supports increasing funding for women’s organizations (2)
| - Are running 8 women candidates (20%) in the election (6)
- Has said that there will be a strong female presence if elected (3)
- Pledges to work with women’s organizations to reduce barriers to gender diversity in leadership (4)
- Pledges to introduce multi-year funding for women’s organizations to reduce time spent by organizations lobbying for funding (2, 4)
- Uses a Women’s Commission whose role is to search for qualified female candidates in the province (6)
| - Are running 18 women candidates (45%) in the election (6)
- Pledge increase funding for women’s organizations to $200,000 per year and would introduce 3 year-funding to reduce time spent by organizations lobbying for funding (2, 5, 7)
- Would examine creating gender-parity seats in the legislature, seats reserved for women, to increase the number of women (2)
- Uses the Helen Fogwill Porter fund to help support women’s political campaigns (6)
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| Economic Inequality | | |
- Committed to an equal pay policy (2)
- Will continue to expand opportunities for women entrepreneurs through partnerships with NLOWE and other organizations (1)
| - Pledge to hold a biennial conference on the status of women to help women network and share their successes within the province (2, 4)
- Will examine ways to improve working conditions for early child educators and front-line health workers, two areas dominated by women, by increasing t he Early Learning and Child Care supplement by $3/hour (2)
| - Pledges to introduce pay-equity legislation to ensure that women workers are paid equally for work with equal value (7)
- Pledges to increase the minimum wage by $1 which would help many women in low-paying jobs (2)
- Would implement a government tendering process that would take into account the contractor’s commitment and record on equity of pay (2)
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Violence Against Women
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- Shut down the Family Violence Intervention Court for budgetary reasons (8)
- Created the Violence Prevention Initiative: a six year program to coordinate government and communities to find solutions to the problems of violence against more vulnerable members of society (9)
- Would increase the educational programming in schools to help decrease violence against women (1, 2)
- Committed to overhauling sex education to emphasize teaching consent (2)
- Has called for national inquiry into the missing and murdered aboriginal women (2)
| - Would increase the educational programming in schools to help decrease violence against women (2)
- Committed to overhauling sex education to emphasize teaching consent (2)
- Believes improving the mental health system in the province, such as a new Waterford Hospital and more guidance counsellors is the best way to tackle violence against women (2)
| - Would increase the educational programming in schools to help decrease violence against women (2, 7)
- Committed to overhauling sex education to emphasize teaching consent and fighting homophobia and transphobia (2)
- Pledges $500,000 to replace the women’s shelter in Corner Brook (5, 7)
- Pledges to enhance funding for individuals and organizations that help fight violence and provide support to victims (2)
- Pledge to increase support for transition houses and financial support for victims of domestic violence (2)
- Pledges to support the permanent Domestic Violence Courts at three site and provide them with the resources they need (7)
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