by Denise MacDonald | Dec 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
The West Central Women’s Resource Centre (WCWRC) provides services and programming to women and families in the West Central neighbourhood of Winnipeg. The Centre works from empowerment, inclusion and harm reduction philosophies to support women with concerns such as...
by Denise MacDonald | Dec 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
One day, we hope December 6th will be a day when we remember the way things used to be. That we honour victims past and not have to add new names to the list of victims year after year after year. The only path to this reality where women no longer lose their lives...
by Denise MacDonald | Oct 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Manitoba’s current minimum wage is a poverty-level wage. This is unacceptable. Women are disproportionately represented in low-wage jobs: fully 1/3 of women earn less than $15/hr, compared to only 22% of men. And the stats are worse for Indigenous and newcomer...
by Denise MacDonald | Oct 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Connecting the Circle: A Gender-Based Strategy to End Homelessness in Winnipeg asked all the mayoral candidates tell us what they would do as mayor to address issues identified in our research project. We received responses from only one candidate. Thank you to Don...
by Denise MacDonald | Oct 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
The West Central Women’s Resource Centre (WCWRC) provides services and programming to women and families in the West Central neighbourhood of Winnipeg. Through our social enterprise, Happy Sprouts Childminding Services, we train and employ women facing barriers to...