by Rosalind Gunn | May 2, 2022 | Advocacy, YWCA Ontario
The coalition of YWCAs across Ontario has launched a provincial election campaign to urge political leaders and party candidates to “choose gender equity” this provincial election. “We know lockdowns and other public health measures hurt women the most –...
by Rosalind Gunn | Apr 29, 2022 | Advocacy, Blog, News
Below is the coalition of Ontario YWCA’s response to the 2022 provincial budget released yesterday. A PDF of our budget analysis can be found here. With a provincial election looming, YWCA Ontario hoped to see a range of critical investments in women and...
by Rosalind Gunn | Apr 1, 2022 | Advocacy
YWCA Cambridge joins advocates across the province in celebrating Ontario signing on to the federal child care plan. For over 50 years, since the Royal Commission on the Status of Women’s 1970 report identified a universal child care program as a key pillar to...
by Rosalind Gunn | Mar 7, 2022 | Blog
International Women’s Day is about raising awareness around persisting gender inequities all over the globe. As a feminist agency that works with hundreds of women girls and gender diverse individuals each year, we see up close just how far we as a society have to go...
by Rosalind Gunn | Feb 17, 2022 | Advocacy, Blog, YWCA Ontario
The following is the provincial pre-budget submission prepared by the YWCA Ontario coalition. PDF version HERE. The Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy Minister of Finance c/o Budget Secretariat Frost Building North, 3rd Floor 95 Grosvenor Street Toronto, ON M7A 1Z1...
