Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation
26 Upper Canada

Women's Advocate Program

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 Women's Advocate Logo DISTRICT 26 WOMEN’S ADVOCATES CONTACT INFO
In District 26, we are fortunate to have three trained Women’s Advocates available to assist members.
Paddy, Susan and Tanya
The Women’s Advocates can be contacted initially by email
or by calling the District 26 Office and leaving a message
for a Women’s Advocate to return your call at a later time.
wa@d26.osstf.ca
613-258-2410 or 877-826-7783

 

WHY DO WE NEED A WOMEN’S ADVOCATE PROGRAM?

OSSTF/FEESO believes that the union has a role to play in assisting members who are experiencing workplace sexual harassment, intimate violence and abuse. Research has shown that 1 in 3 workers have experienced domestic violence in their lifetime and 82% of those workers reported that domestic violence had negatively affected their work performance.  This violence does not occur just at home. 53% of those workers said they had experienced violence at or near the workplace.  37% said that it negatively impacted their co-workers and 5% lost their job as a result of the domestic violence.[1]


A WOMEN’S ADVOCATE:

Someone who can listen and help when a member is:

  • Facing violence or abuse in her relationship
  • Experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace
  • In need of community resources and/or workplace supports
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Someone who will:

  • Listen, believe, validate and assist
  • Respect confidentiality
  • Support a woman’s right to make her own decisions
  • Provide links to community services
  • Acts as a liaison, between women and their union leadership.

LOCAL RESOURCES

Lanark County Interval House – Carleton Place
613-704-5535 or 1-800-267-7946
info@lcih.org
www.lcih.org

Leeds & Grenville Interval House – Brockville

613-342-8815 or 1-800-267-4409
https://lgih.ca

Naomi’s Family Resource Centre – Winchester

613-774-2838 or 1-800-267-0395
https://naomiscentre.ca

Baldwin House – Cornwall

613-938-2958 or 1-800-267-1744
https://baldwinhouse.ca

Maison Interlude – Hawkesbury
613-801-8169 or 1-800-461-1842
https://www.minterludeh.ca



[1] Wathen, C. N., MacGregor, J. C. D., MacQuarrie, B. J. with the Canadian Labour Congress. (2014). Can Work be Safe, When Home Isn’t? Initial Findings of a Pan-Canadian Survey on Domestic Violence and the Workplace. London, ON: Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women and Children.


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