Learning and Knowledge Exchanges
Leading for Change: National Evaluation of the Canadian Women’s Foundation Teen Healthy Relationships Program, 2013-2017
An evaluation of the Canadian Women’s Foundation’s Teen Healthy Relationships Program, a four-year cycle of funding to 17 non-profit organizations across Canada in support of their provision of school-based teen healthy relationships programming.
Briefing Note on Divorce Act Amendments
BACKGROUNDER/BRIEF
In September 2018, West Coast LEAF submitted a briefing note on Bill C-78 to ensure that proposed changes to the Divorce Act fulfill the stated goal and avoid unintended and harmful consequences.
Please, Don’t Walk Away
BWSS commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – November 25th, 2018 with an interactive Transit Shelter Advertisement (TSA) that allowed the public to step into the shoes of a woman experiencing violence by their intimate partner.
You Are Not Alone: A toolkit for Indigenous women, girls and gender diverse people escaping domestic violence
This is a toolkit for Indigenous women, girls and gender diverse people escaping domestic violence.
Building Supports: Housing Access for Immigrant and Refugee Women (IRW) Leaving Violence
This BC Society of Transition Houses brief focuses on provincial and select federal policy barriers, practices, and recommendations/solutions to reduce or eliminate the obstacles that exist for IRW leaving violence to obtain safe and secure housing.
#CallitFemicide 2018
Understanding sex/gender-related killings of women and girls in Canada, 2018 contains critical information that builds on earlier and ongoing work on femicide by highlighting issues that require further investigation and monitoring in the coming years.
Barriers to Reporting or Disclosing Violence and Seeking Help for Immigrant and Refugee Women
This infographic provides examples of a range of systemic and social barriers that immigrant or refugee women may encounter that prevent them from getting appropriate help or from disclosing violence.
Sponsorship Breakdown
Sponsorship Breakdown is for permanent residents who need help when the person sponsoring them in Canada will no longer support them and they are unable to support themselves.