by Rosalind Gunn | Jun 22, 2021 | Advocacy, Blog
The following letter was co-written by members of the YWCA Ontario Coalition and sent to Minister Alghabra. [Read the PDF version here]June 21, 2021Re: Building an affordable and national public transportation systemDear Minister Alghabra,We are writing today as a...
by Rosalind Gunn | Mar 26, 2021 | Advocacy, Blog, News
March 26, 2021 [Read the PDF of the document here] The province has acknowledged that Ontario is in a “she-cession.” However, the budget released this week does not offer us a “she-covery.” While women are mentioned in the budget document 27 times, there are few new...
by Rosalind Gunn | Feb 12, 2021 | Advocacy, Blog, News
Ontario YWCA Coalition Releases Vision for an “Equitable, Gender-Responsive Budget” in Joint Pre-Budget Submission to the Minister of Finance. [Click here for a PDF of the document] YWCA Ontario is a provincial coalition of YWCA Member Associations. We offer a range...
by Rosalind Gunn | Dec 1, 2020 | Advocacy, Blog
We know that these winter months ahead won’t be the same as they were in previous years, and for some, they will be extremely difficult. This year, in a year like no other, YWCA Cambridge has been supporting more families in need than ever before, from our child...
by Rosalind Gunn | Sep 30, 2020 | Advocacy, Blog
Content Warning: anti-Indigenous racism, violence against Indigenous women, systemic racism Orange shirt day is meant to give us all pause and encourage conversations about the history of residential schools and the enduring legacies those institutions have left...
by Rosalind Gunn | Jul 28, 2020 | Advocacy, Blog, YWCA Ontario
July 28, 2020 Released today, A Feminist Economic Recovery Plan for Canada: Making the Economy Work for Everyone, a report co-authored by the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and YWCA Canada,...
