No Way Out
Very few of the findings in a new report about COVID-19 and gender-based violence in Canada are a surprise, unfortunately. They describe a tumultuous time where women have faced more serious abuse, and where [...]
Our Food Cupboard
When a woman is living with abuse, or is doing her best to escape it, every day is full of stress and uncertainty. That’s why any woman receiving help from Women’s Resources is able [...]
When Consequences No Longer Matter
A heart-breakingly familiar story has played out yet again. A woman found the courage to end a relationship she no longer wanted to be in, and ended up dead. Court documents showed that time [...]
We’re hiring!
Casual Shelter Counsellors Needed Women’s Resources of Kawartha Lakes provides emergency shelter services, counselling and support to abused women and their children in the City of Kawartha Lakes. We are currently seeking women [...]
Domestic Violence is Almost Always Men’s Abuse Against Women
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,” [...]
Spotlight on Services
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 [...]
Is Violence Against Women a Predictor of Other Violence?
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 [...]
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Privilege – Time for Change
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, [...]
We are hiring!
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 [...]