A Hidden Barrier to Safety: Pets and Intimate Partner Violence
A Hidden Barrier to Safety: Pets and Intimate Partner Violence Alternatives for Women understands how important pets are to survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV)….
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‘I wish he would have just hit me’: Bill criminalizing ‘insidious’ form of domestic abuse dies with prorogation
‘I wish he would have just hit me’: Bill criminalizing ‘insidious’ form of domestic abuse dies with prorogation The future of coercive control in Canada…
Make 2025 count for feminism: What you can do right now
Make 2025 count for feminism: What you can do right now What can individuals do? 1. Step up for gender equality in our own lives…
Annual 2024: Attacks Against Women Journalists Nearly Double
Annual 2024: Attacks Against Women Journalists Nearly Double Violence Against Women Journalists Hits Record High—WPF Urges Immediate Action Key Findings of 2024 Report: Link to…
Get moving with a gender-based violence commissioner
Get moving with a gender-based violence commissioner Increased investment is urgently needed to stop the crisis. One immediate step in the right direction would be…
Involuntarily celibate: Inside the minds of ‘incels’ who blame women and society
Involuntarily celibate: Inside the minds of ‘incels’ who blame women and society “Incels do champion certain goals, such as ending women’s suffrage and abolishing laws…
Calgary police failure to believe rape victim raises perceived bias concerns
Calgary police failure to believe rape victim raises perceived bias concerns A long-time advocate for people who have experienced sexual violence, Aubrey says how responding…
Germany passes ‘historic’ law against domestic violence
Germany passes ‘historic’ law against domestic violence The Act introduces, for the first time at the federal level, the right to free protection and counselling,…
Black women face high domestic violence rates, but stigma keeps many silent, support groups say
Black women face high domestic violence rates, but stigma keeps many silent, support groups say Black women face some of the highest rates of intimate…
