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FEWO Brief: Countering anti-feminist ideology in housing policy
January 8, 2026

Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network submitted a brief to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women on how ideology, discrimination, and outdated assumptions continue to deny women and … More


2025 in Review: A Year of Organizing, Storytelling, and Solidarity
December 18, 2025

At the forefront of gender housing justice in Canada: How lived expertise, research, and advocacy shaped 2025 for the Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network. This was a defining year … More


Neha Review Panel releases reports, advocates call for action
November 25, 2025

Advocates call for action as national human rights panel releases landmark reports on gendered housing crisis 120-day countdown kicks off for Canada’s Housing Minister to respond with a plan to … More


Canada’s ‘next-generation’ budget must centre women & gender-diverse people in its housing plan
November 4, 2025

A “next-generation” plan that invests in our future must account for the unique housing needs of women, Two-Spirit, trans, and gender-diverse people, including Indigenous and racialized populations, newcomers and refugees, … More


WAGE Funding Reaction: Gender equality work is the infrastructure that holds us together
October 31, 2025

The Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network joins over 120 other feminist organizations across Canada in response to WAGE’s funding announcement on October 29th We, the undersigned, celebrate this week’s … More


UN Submission: Housing justice for women and gender-diverse people with disabilities
September 17, 2025

Across Canada, women, Two-Spirit, trans, and gender-diverse people with disabilities are being failed by our housing system. Despite Canada’s commitments under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities … More


Putting gender justice at the heart of Build Canada Homes
September 3, 2025

Our submission calls on the federal government to ensure its new housing initiative delivers safe, affordable homes for women, Two-Spirit, trans, and gender-diverse people. Canada’s new Build Canada Homes initiative … More


What We Told FINA: 5 budget actions for gendered housing needs
August 5, 2025

As Canada’s housing crisis deepens, we’ve submitted our recommendations to FINA, calling on the federal government to take action to uphold the right to housing for women, Two-Spirit, trans, and … More