Janet Hazelton

President of Nova Scotia Nurses Union

[Jean-Yves Duclos @jyduclos]

Visited Glace Bay General Hospital with MP @mikekelloway and @JanetHazey to meet with health professionals. We discussed their challenges and how to enhance access to primary and emergency care services for Glace Bay and nearby communities.

[Jean-Yves Duclos @jyduclos]

Avec @mikekelloway & @JanetHazey, nous avons visité l'hôpital de Glace Bay pour rencontrer des professionnels de la santé. Nous avons parlé de leurs défis et des moyens d'améliorer l’accès aux soins de médecine familiale & d'urgence pour Glace Bay et les communautés avoisinantes.

[Linda Silas @CFNUPresident]

.@JanetHazey bringing support to @PEINursesUnion —competitive salary must be Atlantic wide —thank yous are more than words—in NS it started with a $10k bonus

[Linda Silas @CFNUPresident]

Rally to start w/ @PEINursesUnion Lucky to have @JanetHazey @NS_nurses join us @BarbaraBrookins #EnoughIsEnough

[Canada's Nurses @CFNU]

Today, we're excited to celebrate our President Linda Silas, who will proudly continue to bring the concerns of Canada’s nurses to our country's political and policy leaders. Silas was nominated for president for the 10th time unchallenged, today.

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[Janet Hazelton @JanetHazey]

Genital mutilation and child marriage continues. Millions of women and young girls are still having their genitals mutilated. Also one 5 females are married before the age of 18. #ENDFGM #uncsw67 ⁦@NS_nurses⁩ ⁦@CFNU⁩ ⁦@CanadianLabour⁩

[Janet Hazelton @JanetHazey]

⁦@jodieginsberg⁩ reported the killing of 67 journalists and the imprisonment of 390. The violence against journalists is highly gendered. Journalists families are also targeted. The mental health impact is huge. ⁦@NS_nurses⁩ ⁦@CFNU⁩ ⁦@CanadianLabour

[Janet Hazelton @JanetHazey]

Aim is to silence and intimidate women journalists. Digital media has made it worse. 73% of female journalists have experienced online violence. Some getting 90 death threats a day. ⁦@NS_nurses⁩ ⁦@CFNU⁩ ⁦@CanadianLabour⁩ #uncsw67 #protectourjournalists

[Janet Hazelton @JanetHazey]

Last day of #uncsw67 for ⁦@NanMcFadgen⁩ ⁦@CLCVPSiobhan⁩ session on violence against journalists. #protectourjournalists ⁦@NS_nurses⁩ ⁦@CFNU⁩ ⁦@CanadianLabour⁩

[Janet Hazelton @JanetHazey]

Session this afternoon is on gender based violence online. ⁦@NS_nurses⁩ ⁦@CFNU⁩ ⁦@CanadianLabour⁩ #uncsw67

[Janet Hazelton @JanetHazey]

Women in politics” Technology has enabled women in politics to have a voice. We can legislate and demand change when at the table. ⁦@NS_nurses⁩ ⁦@CFNU⁩ ⁦@CanadianLabour⁩

[Janet Hazelton @JanetHazey]

Panel discussing women in politics in various countries. Mexico has achieved gender parity in both levels of government. It was a lot of work getting there. ⁦@NS_nurses⁩ ⁦@CFNU⁩ ⁦@CanadianLabour⁩ #uncsw67

[Janet Hazelton @JanetHazey]

FAWZIA KOOFI speaking about challenges in Afghanistan. 4 million girls do not go to school and are banned from going to university. Digital platform is important to connect them for the purpose of education. It’s not ideal but it’s all they have. ⁦@NS_nurses⁩ ⁦

[Janet Hazelton @JanetHazey]

YULIYA SPORYSH speaking of the challenges of educating women and children in the Ukraine. All education is done remotely and many do not have equipment. ⁦@NS_nurses⁩ ⁦@CFNU⁩ ⁦@CanadianLabour⁩ #uncsw67

[Janet Hazelton @JanetHazey]

Great line up of speakers to discuss importance of digitalization and education of women in conflict areas. Women and girls are 2.5 times more likely to be out of school@compared to their male counterparts. ⁦@NS_nurses⁩ ⁦@CFNU⁩ ⁦@CanadianLabour⁩ #uncsw67

[Janet Hazelton @JanetHazey]

This am first session is focused on empowerment of women in conflict situations through increase in digital tools. ⁦@NS_nurses⁩ ⁦@CFNU⁩ ⁦@CanadianLabour⁩ #uncsw67

[Janet Hazelton @JanetHazey]

What about care credits that would go towards pension. Look at design of plans to count formal and informal economy. ⁦@NS_nurses⁩ ⁦@CFNU⁩ ⁦@CanadianLabour⁩ #uncsw67

[Janet Hazelton @JanetHazey]

A lot of women in Nordic countries work part time often not by choice. This affects them while working with lower income but also when they retire. ⁦@NS_nurses⁩ ⁦@CFNU⁩ ⁦@CanadianLabour⁩ #uncsw67

[Janet Hazelton @JanetHazey]

Women retiring in poverty in Nordic countries. Need to decrease the gender pay gap and prioritize pensions. ⁦@NS_nurses⁩ ⁦@CFNU⁩ ⁦@CanadianLabour⁩ #uncsw67