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We’re looking for an energetic public speaker to help us coordinate our expanding Network of Neighbours Violence Prevention Training program.  INTERNAL & EXTERNAL JOB OPPORTUNITY YW Kitchener-Waterloo invites applications for NETWORK OF NEIGHBOURS PROGRAM COORDINATOR (temporary part-time, one-year, non-unionized position) Role Summary: Working under the direction of the Director of Advocacy, and in collaboration with […]

An essay by Nicole Chan as part of our Laurier Essays Series special feature It’s clear where the past year’s worth of increased sinophobia has come from. Visibly East Asian people are used to being lumped together and seen (incorrectly) as one monolithic identity; it’s a common experience for us all that extends far before […]

An essay by Chloe Noguera as part of our Laurier Essays Series special feature The issue of sexual assault at universities struck me before I even picked what school I wanted to attend. At school tours,  almost all guides would stop to speak about the systems their institution had in place to help keep students […]

An excerpt of our latest article from our Feminist Shift column… Since the early days of the pandemic, when it was clear that women were being the most impacted, people from across the country began calling for a feminist economic recovery. In October 2020, Feminist Shift hosted a panel discussion on what this kind of […]

An excerpt of our latest article from our Feminist Shift column… “We found ourselves looking at this data and at our experience as non-profit agencies providing direct services to women and gender-diverse people, and realized that we need to do more than provide front-line services. We needed to advocate for a real systems-level shift that […]

“What if she was supported and he was supported?” Ending Gender-Based Violence Requires A Full-Picture Approach After working many years in the violence against women sector, Stephanie Hill made a significant career change. She went from supporting survivors of gender-based violence to working with the abusers themselves.  “At first, I balked at the idea [of […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2021 FEMINIST SHIFT  SEEKS CARING WATERLOO REGION RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN NETWORK OF NEIGHBOURS VIOLENCE INTERVENTION TRAINING WATERLOO REGION, Ontario – The Feminist Shift, a coalition led by YW Kitchener-Waterloo and YWCA Cambridge, has just launched their Network of Neighbours Violence Intervention Training with an open call for caring residents […]

The need for paid sick days—always, but especially now during a pandemic—has been on a lot of Ontarians’ minds. You’ve probably seen the calls from medical professionals, the Ontario science table, all chief public health officers, the labour movement, and basically everyone who has watched the numerous workplace-related outbreaks happen.   Our latest Community Edition article […]

The federal government recently tasked YWCA Canada with undertaking a sweeping analysis of gender-based violence in communities across Canada. They reached out to YWCA member associations as well as equity-seeking organizations and service providers across the country. More than 70 organizations and groups participated in administering community consultations to gather input from key stakeholders and […]

Progress towards gender equity, our social fabric and economic recovery are all at stake. Talk to your family, friends and neighbours about how they’re coping during the coronavirus pandemic, and the answer likely isn’t linear. While the pandemic has created widespread job loss and economic hardship, the impacts have been most severely felt among women, […]