OUR VOICE
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OUR VOICE
OUR FREEDOM
The Women’s Advocacy Council’s long-term vision is to eliminate the gender gap in public and private spheres.
Out of 26 major cities in Canada, Barrie, Ontario ranked the worst city to be a woman in 2019
*The Best and Worst Places to be a Woman in Canada 2019 Katherine Scott – Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives*. Click Here
Born out of this report, the Women’s and Children’s Shelter of Barrie submitted to Women and Gender Equality Canada a proposal for the creation of the Women’s Advocacy Council. In the fall of 2019 the forming of the Women’s Advocacy started to form.
Our Goal
To advocate for advancement, increase opportunities, equality and freedoms for all women and girls through social movement, awareness and democratic activism. To lead initiatives to close the gender gaps of women and girls in the Barrie and surrounding areas. The Council will advocate for measurable, sustainable and positive changes in the status of women in Ontario.
Meet the Team
Teresa MacLennan
Executive Director
Women and Children’s Shelter of Barrie
Kelly Letourneau
Development Manager
Women and Children’s Shelter of Barrie
Manager
Women’s Advocacy Council
Sarah Cunningham
Project Coordinator
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Sara Tuck
Georgian College
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Sasha Parrell
Co-Founder
Born Legacy
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Ashley Snowball
Co-Founder
Born Legacy
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Isabelle Desfossés
Le Centre Colibri, Centre des femmes francophones du Comté de Simcoe
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Charlene Scime
Principal
Simcoe County District School Board
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Joanne Bullock
Executive Board Member
Business and Professional Women of Barrie
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Natalie Harris
Ward Six Councillor
City of Barrie
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Kellie Leeder
Women’s Health Coordinator
Gilbert Centre for Social and Support Services
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Tami Tarini
Director of Service Excellence and Innovation
Independent Living Services of Simcoe County and Area
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Shelly Skinner
Founder
Uplift Black
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Kaela Affrunti
Indigenous Bail Supervisor
Barrie Native Friendship Centre
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Our Founders
This project has been funded by
Let’s Get Social
A true trailblazer. RBG served with power and dignity. We thank you.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1933-2020
The planning has begun! Stay tuned for some wonderful workshops aimed towards young women and girls. More information to come!
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Scholarly Elite Tutoring
World Suicide Prevention Day, We are in this together. Working Together to Prevent Suicide #WSPD2020 #jmps2020
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Thank you Simcoe.com for sharing the continued work of the Women’s Advocacy Council.Women's Advocacy Council hopes to improve Barrie gender gap.
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What are your thoughts of Universal ChildCare? It's been proven in Quebec it's a direct link to an increase of GDP.
It’s estimated that every public dollar invested in child care leads to a $2.47 in benefit to the Ontario economy due to increases in working hours and wages of Women. Research also indicates that where affordable, quality childcare is available, women are more like to work, stay employed and hold better jobs all of which contributes to narrowing the gender Wage gap that we have here in Simcoe County.
Learn more at www.barrieshelter.com/wac
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Contact Us
Kelly Letourneau
Women’s Advocacy Council Manager
705-728-6300 ext. 229
kelly@barrieshelter.com
Sarah Cunningham
Women’s Advocacy Council Coordinator
705-229-9878
sarah@barrieshelter.com
Women’s Advocacy Council
advocacy@barrieshelter.com
