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...
by Rosalind Gunn | Nov 5, 2021 | Blog, News, YWCA Ontario
The following is a joint statement issued by the coalition of YWCAs in Ontario. Find the PDF version here. November 5, 2021 Just this week, the YWCA Ontario Coalition officially wrapped its #SheCoveryON campaign to draw attention to the urgent need for a plan to end...
by Rosalind Gunn | Oct 20, 2021 | Blog
Kim Whalen starts her work day around 6:00 a.m. when she arrives at YWCA Cambridge’s St. Elizabeth child care centre. Her day starts with donning all of the required personal protective equipment (PPE) – the gown, the mask, the visor, the gloves. Just as before the...
by Rosalind Gunn | Oct 13, 2021 | Advocacy, Blog, News
The following open letter was written by YWCA Ontario, a coalition of the 11 YWCAs in Ontario, and signed by more than 30 activists and community organizations. This letter kicks off YWCA Ontario’s #SheCessionON campaign. Add your voice to the campaign by...
by Rosalind Gunn | Oct 12, 2021 | Advocacy, Blog, News
Now in its twelfth year, the Waterloo Region Walk A Mile In Her Shoes campaign is remaining virtual, but expanding its reach. YWCA Cambridge, the host of the annual advocacy and fundraising campaign, has partnered with YW Kitchener-Waterloo to launch the event this...
