Posts Tagged ‘IWD’
Be a voice of change: Support feminist law reform
In recognition of International Women’s Day on March 8th, we dedicated the entire month to our campaign, Voices of Change: Women Shaping Law Reform. Advocacy and law reform are at the heart of our mission. Our organization was born as a community response to a tragedy resulting in the death of a child. Since opening…
Read moreVoices of Change: Our current priorities
Our team advocates for women and their children leaving violence every single day. It is central to our work that we: For our frontline staff, this often involves direct advocacy within specific systems. Some examples of this include helping a woman getting a certificate with Legal Aid Ontario (LAO), supporting a woman to effectively communicate…
Read moreInternational Women’s Day 2022: Reasons to celebrate!
When the world went into lockdown in March 2020, none of us thought our lives would still be largely isolated two years later. And yet, here we are, preparing to celebrate our second IWD virtually. The pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on women in ways too many to list. Rates of intimate partner abuse…
Read moreWhy International Women’s Day still matters
Women, even in this very privileged country, in just one year, have lost some of the gains we and those before us fought hard to get.
Read moreCelebrate International Women’s Day by celebrating yourself
This International Women’s Day celebrate all the hard-working women out there, including yourself! Check out our self-care checklist and our customizable self-care plan on FamilyCourtAndBeyond.ca. Both can be downloaded. Share these tools with the women in your life and celebrate together!
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