Breaking The Silence on Domestic Violence January 20, 2021

“When it comes to silencing women, Western culture has had thousands of years of practice,” wrote Mary Beard in Women & Power: A…

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Happy Holidays! December 24, 2020

The Manitoba Association of Women’s Shelters (MAWS) Board of Directors and Staff wish you a joyful holiday season and all the very best…

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Family Violence Shelters and Agencies are open for Business September 17, 2020

I have to admit the last six months have been busy and stressful for most people working in this field.  When dealing with…

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Advocating for a broad mandate of safety for Manitoba’s Family Violence Shelters July 9, 2020

In May 2019, Women’s Shelters Canada reported that over one-third (37%) of women’s shelters served women escaping forms of violence and abuse in…

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Femicide in Manitoba we’re #1 (provincially) December 11, 2019

In this case being number one isn’t a good thing.  Yes, Manitoba has the highest provincial rate of femicide in Canada.  Yet funding…

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MAWS is Hiring August 2, 2019

Transforming Together – A Project to Re-envision Family Violence Services in Manitoba Advancing gender equality in Manitoba is challenging and to make changes…

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More Than A Bed May 13, 2019

This is such an appropriate title for the nation report authored by Krystle Maki, PhD and produced by Women’s Shelters Canada (WSC).  Thank…

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