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Statement from Minister responsible for Women and Gender Equity Directorate Jeanie McLean on support for 2SLGBTQIA+ Yukoners
March 28, 2024
Minister responsible for Women and Gender Equity Directorate Jeanie McLean has issued a statement on support for 2SLGBTQIA+ Yukoners.
Statement from Minister responsible for Women and Gender Equity Directorate McLean and Health and Social Services Minister McPhee on Transgender Day of Visibility
March 28, 2024
Ministers issued a statement for the Transgender Day of Visibility encouraging Yukoners to step up as allies and support transgender people’s fight for equality.
Statement from Minister responsible for Women and Gender Equity Directorate McLean on proclamation of Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQIA+ Awareness to Celebration Day in the Yukon
March 19, 2024
Minister Jeanie McLean recognizes the inaugural Two-Spirit Day in the Yukon
Local businesses become newest signatories to Yukon’s MMIWG2S+ strategy
March 11, 2024
Yukon women in business join Deputy Premier and Yukon Advisory Committee on MMIWG2S+ members to sign Yukon’s MMIWG2S+ strategy.
Statement from Minister responsible for Women and Gender Equity Directorate Jeanie McLean on International Women’s Day
March 8, 2024
Minister responsible for Women and Gender Equity Directorate Jeanie McLean has issued a statement for International Women’s Day.
Government of Yukon announces funding recipients under the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence
March 6, 2024
The Government of Yukon Women and Gender Equity Directorate announces the recipients receiving funding through the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence.
Statement from Minister McLean and Minister McPhee on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
December 6, 2023
Minister McLean and Minister McPhee have issued a statement on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
Statement from Minister McLean on the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence
November 27, 2023
Minister responsible for the Women and Gender Equity Directorate Jeanie McLean has issued a statement for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign.
Statement from the Minister McPhee and Minister McLean on Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 20, 2023
Minister of Health and Social Services and Minister responsible for the Women and Gender Equity Directorate issue a statement for Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Minister’s Advisory Council on Women and Gender Equity is recruiting new members
November 17, 2023
Minister’s Advisory Council on Women and Gender Equity is recruiting new members.