WOMEN'S CENTRE OF CALGARY

“The community is enriched because each woman who uses and contributes to the Centre feels welcome, supported, and capable of bettering her life, which in turn improves the community.”

The Women’s Centre provides a safe and supportive space accessed by thousands of women in Calgary.

We offer women opportunities to both receive and provide support, Connect with Others and build community through a variety of programs. While the Women’s Centre is open to all women, 39% of the women who access our services and volunteer their time are living in poverty.

In 2025, the Women’s Centre served 11,717 unique women, girls, and gender diverse individuals, many of whom experienced forms of poverty.

The impacts of poverty on women are significant. Women experience poverty at a greater rate than men. In Alberta, women continue to lag behind men economically. Women get paid less than men for the same work, regardless of education, occupation, age or hours. Alberta has the largest pay gap in Canada. Women working full-time, full-year earn on average only 63% of what their male counterparts do, or $31,100 less than men on average (and as much as $35,000 less in Calgary). Minimum wage earners are far more likely to be women, many of whom are raising children alone. Women are further marginalized by age, ethnicity, ability or immigration status.