Don't Make Us Work for Free! On September 17th, Ontario women started working for free because of the 29% wage gap between women and men. See the Ontario Equal Pay Coalition's Toronto Star Op Ed, "Ontario's gender pay gap cheats women workers ," and new "Don't Make Me Work for Free " sticker. Check out the website of the Equal Pay Coalition HERE for more information.
New funding for women's shelters; second stage housing programs! Read the Ontario government announcement HERE and our media response HERE .
Phoebe, a 12-year-old girl from Northern Ontario, has a great idea for young people to make everyone aware of poverty and violence against women. She weaves bracelets of white and purple — white for an end to poverty and purple for an end to violence against women. Phoebe sells her bracelets and donates half of her money to her local food bank. She knows that women and children who have to start again after leaving a violent home are often poor in Ontario.
On November 2, 2006, women from across Ontario launched the "Step It Up!" campaign to demand faster, better action on ending violence against women in Ontario. You can view images of launch events in Toronto.
