Learning and Knowledge Exchanges
The Intersectional Oppressions of South Asian Immigrant Women and Vulnerability to Domestic Violence: A Case Study
The authors of this paper bring together social work and law to discuss various factors that contribute to the multiple oppressions experienced by South Asian immigrant women in Canada. The paper also focuses on the particular vulnerability newcomer immigrant women can face in situations of domestic violence.
Was I Drugged and Sexually Assaulted?
This is a resource on what you should know if you think you may have been drugged and sexually assaulted.
Indigenous Communities and Family Violence: Changing the Conversation
In this paper, the Canadian literature on Indigenous family violence over a fifteen year period (2000-2015) is critically analyzed using a decolonial lens.
Domestic Violence Against Immigrant and Refugee Women
In this edition of Cultures West, the collection of stories illustrate that domestic violence is a serious social issue with devastating impacts on immigrant children, women, families and communities, and also how How federal and provincial immigration policies can put immigrant and refugee women at risk.
Live Safe, End Abuse
Live Safe, End Abuse is for people leaving an abusive partner. The resource contains information on what abuse is, how people can plan for their safety and protect their children, and who can help.
Telling Our Stories: Immigrant Women’s Resilience
Telling Our Stories: Immigrant Women’s Resilience is a graphic novel created through a series of creative writing workshops with immigrant and refugee women who came together to learn, share, and compile their stories on sexual violence and harassment.
Women, Intimate Partner Violence, & Homelessness
This resource describes that even though the circumstances around individuals seeking shelter are complex and varied, we know that oppressive structures, such as economic injustice, racism, and sexism, play a key role. These systemic forces interact to shape the experiences of women living with intimate partner violence (IPV) and housing issues.
Violence Against Women Facts in Canada Infographic
This infographic contains some valuable statistics pertaining to Violence Against Women and Children in 2016.