It has been widely reported that the pandemic has resulted in increased intimate partner violence. Many women, including those living in YWCA Metro...

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week takes place across Canada from May 24 to 30, 2020. The annual awareness week shines a light on issues faced by...

This year marks the 40th anniversary of YWCA Munroe House, Canada’s first second-stage transition house. While “it’s complicated to ‘celebrate’ four...

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women December 6, 2019 marks 30 years since 14 women were murdered at L’Ecole...

In our previous Week Without Violence blog post , we talked about the complex issue of violence against Indigenous women and girls, and how...

Each year during the third week of October, people in more than 90 countries around the world mark YWCA Week Without Violence, a week-long series of...

“If I had known, I never would have reported.” This statement is all too familiar to people who work with survivors of domestic and intimate partner...

Shame. Denial. Concerns about being blamed or disbelieved. Fear that disclosing sexual assault will cause more harm than benefit. There are so many...

At the YWCA, we believe gender equality can only be achieved when women and men work together to create a more just and equitable society for...

Every day in Canada, women experience violence simply because they are women. The relationship between gender and violence is complex, yet evidence...