Watch: Organizing Meeting – Intersectional Feminist Housing Agenda for Canada
February 15, 2024 - 12:09 am / News

ICYMI: On February 13, the WNHHN, Pan-Canadian Voice on Women’s Housing, and the National Indigenous Women’s Housing Network hosted a strategizing session on the Intersectional Feminist Housing Agenda By Stefania … More


Statement: Rights-based approach to encampments will save lives
January 15, 2024 - 6:18 pm / News

As cities respond to encampments during extreme weather, Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network calls for a stop to the sweeps   In light of the recent extreme cold weather … More


Kaitlin Schwan: Goodbyes & Visions for 2024
December 22, 2023 - 1:00 am / News

Hello my dear friends,   I write this message today in both grief and gratitude to share some bittersweet news: I’ve made the difficult decision to step down from my … More


Feminist Housing Agenda: Send a Letter to Federal Leaders
December 13, 2023 - 7:49 pm / News

Launch: Intersectional Feminist Housing Agenda Goes to Parliament
December 7, 2023 - 8:00 am / News

Housing & homelessness advocates and lived experts from across Canada deliver 15 calls to action to the Federal Housing Minister, outlining & demanding solutions to the gendered housing crisis   … More


The Loneliness Project: Young Women and Gender-diverse Youth’s Experiences of Loneliness in Transitions out of Homelessness
October 31, 2023 - 6:52 am / News

Loneliness is such a devastating issue of our time that in 2018 Britain appointed a Minister of Loneliness in recognition of the enormous physical and emotional toll that being lonely has on … More


Financialization of Housing and Gender Justice: WNHHN at the National Housing Council’s Review Panel
October 30, 2023 - 7:51 pm / News

Last week, WNHHN team members Kaitlin Schwan and Khulud Baig participated in a historic human rights hearing on the financialization of housing in Canada, hosted by the National Housing Council. … More


Just Launched! Federal Housing Advocate’s Interim Report Highlights Gendered Experiences in Encampments
October 13, 2023 - 7:33 pm / News

Recently, Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josée Houle released an Interim Report on human rights issues within encampments across the country. The report highlights gendered experiences in encampments, shedding crucial light on … More