Learning and Knowledge Exchanges
Literature Review: Intersections between Safety and Employment amongst Racialized Women
This literature review explores existing research on the relationship between employment and intimate partner violence, with a focus on the experience of racialized survivors.
Report: Intersections between Safety and Employment amongst Racialized Women in Toronto
For racialized women with experiences of intimate partner violence, economic security and employment can be compounded by structural barriers and racism. WomanACT consulted organizations that serve survivors of intimate partner violence and organizations that specialize in employment services for women on the barriers faced by racialized survivors.
Sexual Assault Services in a Pandemic: Adaptation, Innovation and Lessons Learned
This is a submission to B.C’s Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act highlighting state failures to protect girls and young women from violence as the root cause of girls’ homelessness, institutionalization and criminalization. This submission calls for the decriminalization of teen girls entirely, operating from the knowledge that their involvement in the criminal justice system is rooted in their efforts to protect themselves.
Gaslighting in Intimate Relationships: A Form of Coercive Control That You Need to Know More About
Gaslighting is abusive behaviour used to coercively control and gain power over another individual. This resource describes gaslighting and what it can look like in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV), examines potential impacts on survivors, and offers strategies for survivors experiencing gaslighting.
Domestic Violence and Access to Justice: A Mapping of Relevant Laws, Policies and Justice System Components Across Canada
This ebook provides a survey of legislation, key government policies, and justice system components that apply to domestic violence across jurisdictions in Canada, including a survey of different federal laws, provincial laws, territorial laws and Indigenous jurisdiction.
Supporting International Students Affected by Gender-Based Violence: A Customizable Tool for International Students, Post Secondary Administrators, and Frontline Workers
This tool was developed as a response to a gap in resources and support for international students in Canada surrounding issues of gender-based or sexual violence. It is intended for international students, administrators, and any other individuals supporting them.
Strategies to Engage Post Secondary Staff in the Prevention of Sexual Violence
This guide was created for post-secondary institution staff to provide tips and resources that you can use as part of your day-to-day efforts to prevent and counter sexual violence. This guide is designed to serve as a reference manual to assist you in those efforts, regardless of your specific role at your post-secondary institution.
Responding to Disclosures of Teen Dating Violence at School
A webinar that discusses strategies educators can use to handle disclosures of teen dating violence made by students in school settings.