PODCAST: Child Care, Women, and the Economy

The Women's Centre Blog: It's Time to Raise the Rates

The Women's Centre's mission is to be every woman's place for support, connections and community.  We serve as a vital community resource model, dedicated to meeting basic needs, fostering meaningful connections, and catalyzing positive societal change. Our multifaceted approach offers a comprehensive range of programs, services, and resources tailored to the unique needs of women in our community. Last year, around 10,000 women, women-identifying, and non-binary community members seek community and supports at our Centre.

In this episode, Jaclyn Silbernagel sits down with Lee Stevens, VCC’s policy and research specialist and this episodes’ co-host alongside Nevena Ivanovic, public policy coordinator with the Women’s Centre of Calgary and Andrea Cox, manager of government relations with YW Calgary. Together they discuss women and the economy, child care in Alberta, and what’s working in regards to policy.

Episode 10: Child Care, Women, and the Economy

Creating a city where poverty cannot exist is an ambitious goal. It means having a city where our health, education, childcare, and transportation systems meet our needs. A city where jobs pay living wages, and our income support programs meet our basic needs. But it’s what Enough for All strives to attain.

We know that poverty is about so much more than just income. In Beneath the Surface - the layers of poverty in Calgary we look beneath the surface of the metrics, and to learn the story behind them. Looking at these multifaceted layers helps us measure what matters and uncover solutions that will chart a better path forward.

View a summary of Beneath the Surface - the layers of poverty in Calgary.

BeneaththeSurface-CommunityWellbeingReport.pdf

A final report and project summary of work undertaken by project conveners and ELCC Strategy Steering Committee to draft a strategy to enhance the system of Early Learning and Child Care in Calgary, Alberta 

early-learning-child-care-strategy-for-calgary_2017-july.pdf

Early Learning and Child Care Strategy for Calgary

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