Our View – The YW Blog
June 2018
5 years since the flood
Last week marked five years since the June floods submerged Calgary and left many of citizens and organizations in crisis mode. The YW was deeply impacted by flooding, so we spoke with Sue Tomney,[...]
Terry Crews: The triple threat
You may know him as the face of Old Spice, or as Bedlam in Deadpool 2 or as the yogurt-loving Terry Jeffords in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, we know Terry Crews as an actor, an artist, one of the most thoughtful voices[...]
Let’s talk mental health
This week our newsfeed has been filled with anecdotes reflecting on the tragic death of designer Kate Spade and this morning we woke up to the news of Anthony Bourdain’s passing. Both individuals were beloved,[...]
More than a century of legacies
When you’re a 107-year-old organization, you’ve been around the block a time or two and there isn’t much that really shocks you. At least that was what we thought until yesterday when our history[...]
May 2018
Steps Toward a Healthier Future
YW Counselling provides tools and strategies to manage strong emotions and help build healthy families. Lana Bentley, Program Operations Director, shares more about the program and how it benefits YW clients: Q: When the YW[...]
Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is bittersweet day at YW. Women who find their way to YW are often fleeing abuse, experiencing poverty, homelessness or isolation. Some have left their homes because they’re no longer safe and[...]
April 2018
When misogyny kills
“Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” ― Margaret Atwood News of the devastating attack in Toronto has spread across the world and for[...]
Think Big! Lead Now! – YW Calgary Style
Featuring a post from YW team member who had the opportunity to travel to Ontario meet incredible women from across the country and hone in her leadership style! On March 8, I had the opportunity[...]
March 2018
A New Evolution for YW Calgary
This week YW celebrated a milestone in the construction of our new home with our long-time service partners from service partners from the Government of Alberta and the City of Calgary. We announced $8.6 million[...]
International Women’s Day: Press for Progress
Maclean’s covers offered two a visual representation of what the pay gap looks like for men and women. In Canada, the pay equity gap can range from eight per cent to as high as 50[...]
February 2018
Calling for change: Tina Fontaine
More than 1,200 Indigenous women and girls have gone missing or been murdered in Canada. This number represents the number of women and girls that Canada has failed. It represents a system, a culture[...]
Healthy Relationships
We’ve all heard about this mythical unicorn known as a healthy relationship, it is the gold standard by which we must hold every relationship too. It apparently exists somewhere in the universe, but no[...]
January 2018
Blue Monday, grey January & underemployment
Like many Calgarians, Julie found herself affected by the economic downturn in 2016. She lost her job and was unsure where to turn for support. Unsuccessful in her job search for several months she[...]
Women’s March & #MeToo
January 2017 women from around the world came together in solidarity and marched against the hate, division and vitriol the 2016 United States election had created, leaving many fearful for their rights and their[...]
New Year, New City?
New Year, new me? That’s the kind of response we’ve been seeing over social media and in the news for the last few weeks, which got us thinking, as a women serving organization what would[...]
December 2017
Giving Back: Holiday Edition
"I hope you have a Holly, Jolly Christmas this year or any other holiday you celebrate" - Mackenna As many get ready to spend some much needed R’n’R time with loved ones, it can[...]
Alberta’s Fair and Family Friendly Workplaces Act
January 1, 2018, marks the first time in nearly 40 years that the Alberta Employment Standards Code and the Labour Relations Code are being updated. Alberta hasn’t updated these critical pieces of legislation since[...]
Giving back this holiday season
My name is Joanne. I am originally from British Columbia, but I was born in Alberta. I came to YW Calgary through a varied route, one turn one way or another, I would not[...]