St. John's Status of Women Council

By Michelle Keep CW: This article is intended for friends and loved ones of people who may be suicidal and should be read with caution if you are feeling susceptible to thoughts of suicide. I’m not a mental health care professional, and any advice is given from my lived experience of someone with depression and …

Irish Women in Struggle over Fertility Control An Important Lesson for Women in Canada –“The struggle for choice, for change, has to continue” By Carol-Anne Hudson My arrival in Dublin early in the New Year coincided with the dissolution of the Irish parliament and call for a national election. Given the predominance of the Catholic …

Supporting Sex Workers, Supporting Women: Why We Come From A Human Rights Approach By Laura Winters – SHOP Coordinator Heather Jarvis – SHOP Community Outreach Worker We support sex workers – we listen to women engaging in sex work as they define their experiences, we see their strengths and skills, we value their autonomy, we …