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 abuse” or “domestic violence,” and there are many similar terms in common usage. Why the change over time? First of all, it’s important to [...]
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. But there are often other vulnerable people who live with the violence second-hand: children. These might be small kids who’ve seen their dad hit [...]
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 trail of death and destruction through central Nova Scotia. Calls are getting louder for whatever inquiry takes place into the shootings to include what’s [...]
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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: Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery in the United States (and they’re just some of the more recent examples in a shockingly [...]
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. She will be responsible for performing a number of administrative duties including onboarding new staff and Board members, recording minutes of Board meetings, maintaining [...]
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 six month contract position available in our emergency shelter for abused women and children. In this position you will be responsible for responding to [...]
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 that the same label applies when someone enters a Muslim house of worship and opens fire on those inside. But the newest description of [...]
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 flirting and innuendo and the scene is played for laughs. The reality, of course, is extremely serious. Research from the World Health Organization shows [...]
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. Three strong, young courageous women – all from Nova Scotia – recently lost their lives doing what they loved and in the line of [...]
