The YWCA Practice Framework is a comprehensive document developed to focus and guide staff at the YWCA in a unified philosophy and was developed with expert consultation with frontline staff, leadership and external stakeholders. The document also serves to clarify for the general public the YWCA’s clear focus on women, particularly those who are vulnerable. [...]
The YWCA Practice Framework is a comprehensive document developed to focus and guide staff at the YWCA in a unified philosophy and was developed with expert consultation with frontline staff, leadership and external stakeholders. The document also serves to clarify for the general public the YWCA’s clear focus on women, particularly those who are [...]
The YWCA Practice Framework is a comprehensive document developed to focus and guide staff at the YWCA in a unified philosophy and was developed with expert consultation with frontline staff, leadership and external stakeholders. The document also serves to clarify for the general public the YWCA’s clear focus on women, particularly those who are [...]
The YWCA Practice Framework is a comprehensive document developed to focus and guide staff at the YWCA in a unified philosophy and was developed with expert consultation with frontline staff, leadership and external stakeholders. The document also serves to clarify for the general public the YWCA’s clear focus on women, particularly those who are [...]
The news this week is flooded by the inquiry into Justice Robin Camp’s performance during a sexual assault trial in 2014. A rare inquiry is determining whether Justice Camp’s comments at trial – including questioning why the victim “couldn’t just keep her knees together” – are so unbefitting a judge that Camp should lose his [...]
Social media gives birth to many trends, from the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to planking, but one of the most alarming recent trends is #RelationshipGoals and its reference to the new movie, Suicide Squad. The hashtag and the posts that followed idealized a relationship that in no uncertain terms is physically, emotionally and psychologically [...]
The Canadian women in the 2016 Rio Olympics have lit the stage with dazzling athletic performances winning the majority of Canada’s medals. The gold medal count began with Penny Oleksiak, and it was not until Day 9 that a male athlete won a medal. Despite the numerous achievements of the female athletes, there was a [...]
August brings the end of summer and starts a countdown to the beginning of school for all types of students. For many first-year university students, it’s an exciting time in their lives with the beginning of their post-secondary education and their first steps into adulthood. But the start of university brings the highly anticipated, controversial [...]
“You’re crazy – that never happened.” "You see everything in the most negative way." “It’s all in your head.” “You're making that up." Hearing any of this from your partner can have your brain, memory and perceptions spinning. You begin to distrust your instincts, your memory and ultimately your ability to discern reality from [...]
The cowboy boots are off; the jean jackets are hung up and the bedazzled belts are gone marking the end of another Stampede. The excitement of the Calgary Stampede keeps the entire city buzzing throughout the 10-day celebration of our city’s western roots. The event kicked off with families marching down to the annual Stampede [...]
