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When we talked about it at all, we used to call it “wife abuse.” The victims were “abused women” or “battered wives.” Today we talk about “intimate partner violence,” “domestic […]

It’s right there in the name of our organization — Women’s Resources exists to help women, and particularly women who have experienced violence, frequently by a partner or family member. […]

We’ve talked in this space before about why it’s critical to remember that the man who perpetrated Canada’s worst mass killing violently abused his female partner before leaving a heartbreaking […]

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All over the world, people are rising up to demand an end to racism. Why now, when the problem has existed for centuries? You know the names all too well: […]

Executive Assistant Position 21 hours per week (some evening work required) Women’s Resources is looking for an experienced, professional, detail-oriented individual in the role of Executive Assistant to the Executive Director. […]

Night Shift Shelter Counsellor – 6  month contract 36 hours every week (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night shifts from 11:30 pm to 7:45 am.)  Women’s Resources currently has a […]

When someone plots to blow up a building in the name of religion, we’re quick to describe that as an act of terror under Canadian law. And we’re increasingly realizing […]

You see it all the time in pop culture: a character in a TV show or movie has a few drinks or smokes some drugs and the inhibitions fall. There’s […]

We are facing such difficult times in our communities, in our province and across Canada.  As if the devastation of COVID was not enough, we have faced tragedy after tragedy. […]

We have been working hard over the last several weeks to put in place all the necessary measures to keep our volunteers, clients, customers, and donors safe. We know that […]

Healthy Workplace Monitor (3 month contract with possibility of extension) Women’s Resources of Kawartha Lakes is currently looking for a full time contract Healthy Workplace Monitor (35 hours per week). […]

The outside world may not see the signs but the woman always does….. It’s a common reaction when a man is arrested for abusing or killing a woman in his […]

Between April 1 and May 4, 2020, nine women and girls were killed in Canada. Police believe all of them died at the hands of a man in their lives […]

Violence against women is often just the beginning. Now that we know the three worst mass murders in Canada — the shootings at L’École Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989, the […]