Learning and Knowledge Exchanges
Girls Without Barriers: An Intersectional Feminist Analysis of Girls and Young Women with Disabilities in Canada
Girls Without Barriers seeks to identify and address gaps in research regarding the needs of girls with disabilities, as well as to increase the participation of girls with disabilities and deaf girls in girl-serving programs.
COVID-19: Needs and Risk Assessment of Sex Workers in Metro Vancouver
This report is based on 95 responses from sex workers living around the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver (DTES) who were surveyed about the effects of the pandemic on the lives of sex workers.
BC Gender Equality Report Card 2019/2020
The BC Gender Equality Report Card 2019/2020 assesses the B.C government’s progress in advancing human rights and gender justice between December 2018 and early April 2020. It explores six issue areas: access to justice; economic security; freedom from gender-based violence; health care; justice for people who are criminalized; and the rights of parents, children, and youth.
Addressing Gendered Violence against Inuit Women: A review of police policies and practices in Inuit Nunangat
To explore the police response to gendered violence against Inuit women, in-depth, qualitative interviews with 45 Inuit women and 40 service providers (including police officers) were conducted in the four regions in Inuit Nunangat.
COVID-19 BC Gender Equality Report Card
The COVID-19 BC Gender Equality Report Card evaluates the provincial government’s pandemic response in six issue areas: access to justice, economic security, freedom from gender-based violence, health care, justice for people who are criminalized, and the rights of parents, children, and youth.
A Pathway to End Violence Against Migrant Sex Workers
This guide offers practical information for service providers working with migrant sex workers who have experienced, or may experience violence, discrimination or other forms of abuse.
Black Women in Canada
This short report examines the specific experience of Black women and girls in Canada and is part of a larger project examining Canada’s progress on achieving women’s rights and gender equality.
Supporting Children with Incarcerated Parents
Children whose parents come into conflict with the law, and particularly those whose parents are incarcerated, experience tremendous stress and disruption in their lives. The impact on children is significant when the parent involved with the justice system is their mother, and this guide is designed to help communities take a leadership role in supporting most at-risk children to experience more stable childhoods.