OAITH is a provincial coalition founded by women’s shelter advocates in 1977. Membership includes primarily first stage emergency shelters for abused women and their children, as well as some second stages housing programs and community-based women’s service organizations.
The Association works with member agencies to educate and promote change in all areas that abused women and their children identify as important to their freedom from violence. OAITH operates from an integrated, feminist, anti-racist/ anti-oppression perspective on violence against women. We recognize that violence and abuse against women and children occurs as a result of unequal power and status of women and children in society. More...
Canada's working moms still earning less, doing more than dads
CBC News May 10, 2012
Can't think of what to get mom for Mother's Day? How about a fairer wage and a break from household chores and child-care responsibilities?
Murdered women are not 'domestic' issue
By Sel Burrows Winnipeg Free Press May 5, 2012
Does anyone remember the Lavoie Commission and the Pedlar report? Many years ago, I was the only man in a 20-woman delegation to the attorney general of Manitoba, Roland Penner. Led by Kathy Hiller, then executive director of Osborne House, and Toni Nelson, the delegation demanded the government identify the act of men beating up and murdering women as a crime not a "domestic."
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Social assistance under review!
The Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario has been looking at ways to change the Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Programs (ODSP) for a year. It has just released its final paper for feedback before it makes recommendations to the government for changes in June 2012.
Click HERE to read OAITH's response to the latest Commission discussion paper: Approaches to Reform.
See our Action page for more information and resources to help you respond.
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