What is coercive control? New tool helps victims of intimate partner violence recognize it
What is coercive control? New tool helps victims of intimate partner violence recognize it It’s often referred to as the hidden side of domestic violence,…
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Orange Shirt Day
Orange Shirt Day September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. In fact, Orange Shirt Day preceded the National…
NEW RESOURCE: Changing the narrative on rape
NEW RESOURCE: Changing the narrative on rape Leading women’s rights organisation, the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) and academic Alessia Tranchese have today launched a…
Take Back the Night
Across North America and around the globe events are held to claim space for women and children to be and to feel safe in public…
More women than ever are living on the street
More women than ever are living on the street Study after study reveals that intimate partner violence is one of the primary causes of women’s…
Florida officials pressure schools to roll back sex ed lessons on contraception and consent
Florida officials pressure schools to roll back sex ed lessons on contraception and consent The shift reflects a nationwide push in conservative states to restrict…
Gender inequality hasn’t just disappeared
Gender inequality hasn’t just disappeared The reality is that a gender pay gaps still exists in Canada’s labour market, meaning men often make more money…
Bystander intervention training program expanding to N.S. high schools
Bystander intervention training program expanding to N.S. high schools Bystander intervention training offered at all post-secondary institutions in Nova Scotia is expanding to high schools….
Sault Ste. Marie to be site of Voices Against Violence cross-Canada rally
Sault Ste. Marie to be site of Voices Against Violence cross-Canada rally Cait Alexander calls herself a victim of the Canadian justice system and she’s…
