Reflecting on Black History Month
During Black History Month, I had the privilege to digitally meet a few Black women leaders in violence against women (VAW) shelters throughout Canada. My goal was to have a meaningful discussion on what it’s like for Black women to work in this sector and how [...]
Guest blog post on CCMW’s Legal Services Project
The Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW) is a national non-profit organization committed to attaining equality, equity, and empowerment for all Muslim women in Canada. Founded in 1982, the organization promotes Muslim women's identity in the Canadian context. For more [...]
Starting a New Job as a POC During COVID
Starting a new job often comes with the all too familiar combination of excitement and nerves. On your first day, you go through your standard introductions to your coworkers and get up to speed on [...]
An End of Year Message from Women’s Shelters Canada
Like many of you across the country, our last normal day at the Women’s Shelters Canada office was Friday, March 13, 2020. After that, we struggled to work from home with our uncertainty and fear [...]
Guest Blog: Using Yoga in Our Work – The Reaching Out with Yoga Research Project
What did we study and who participated? Reaching Out with Yoga (ROWY) was a 5-year collaborative research project between the BC Society of Transition Houses and Yoga Outreach, which piloted Trauma-Informed Yoga (TIY) in Transition [...]
COVID 19’s Effect on Women in Canada
Earlier this month, Women’s Shelters Canada was invited to appear as a witness before the Standing Committee on the Status of Women. The Committee is conducting a study of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic [...]