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Any decent person of any gender spends a lot of time enraged, or learning to live with enraging news, about men’s treatment of women all over the world. Women tell […]

Sex trafficking—forcing someone to have sex for money against their will—seems like a far-off, big-city scourge. But not only do traffickers bring their victims to Kawartha Lakes to work, young […]

There’s a whole ugly industry that forces women into sex for money. It’s called human trafficking, and it happens all over the country, including right here in Kawartha Lakes. Women’s […]

There are still lots of ways to help women in need, as well as their children, and to find great gifts and stocking stuffers that give back. The holidays can […]

We need to offer boys better examples of masculinity. The findings were shocking: Respected polling firm Angus Reid had found that four in five teachers had witnessed misogynistic behaviour by […]

PART II So much has changed over the time Women’s Resources has existed. In her 25 years with the organization, Penny Chatson has seen that change up close. Appointed as […]

PART I When Penny Chatson took over as leader of Women’s Resources this past June, she brought with her an intimate understanding of the women we serve and what we […]

We wish we weren’t so busy. In fact, it’s safe to say that everyone at Women’s Resources would be delighted if our services were no longer needed—a goal we keep […]

We often talk about the women with children who come to our shelter and benefit from our other services, or about young survivors of human trafficking receiving our help to […]

We are always humbled and in awe of our wonderful volunteers here at Women’s Resources. More than 100 folks donate their time, mainly to sort clothing and help run Vicky’s […]