YWCA Halifax & SHYM Join Forces

Special Announcement

YWCA Halifax & SHYM Join Forces 

The SHYM Board and membership has decided to pursue the winding down of the Society, and will join forces with a like-minded organization, YWCA Halifax. YWCA Halifax is now operating the SHYM program, and honored to do so. This will strengthen capacity, increase the resources available to the SHYM program, and result in the SHYM mission being better met. 

We hope the spirit of combining resources to advance a shared mission will foster a spirit of innovation and partnership throughout the non-profit community. We thank our donors and funders for supporting our new beginning.   

For more information visit:

www.shym.ca  

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Halifax – 2011 marks the centenary year for International Women's Day - 100 years since women used March 8 as a day to claim their rights and demand equality.  Canadian women  have been narrowing the gender gap in terms of employment numbers, and have reversed the gender gap in higher education.  Social policy regarding child care has not progressed at the same rate.  The absence of a national plan for child care services is decades behind reality, according to a new report from YWCA Canada, the nation's oldest and largest women's service provider.

View full media release here.  For the full research report, click here.