Learning and Knowledge Exchanges
Experiences of Violent Victimization and Unwanted Sexual Behaviours Among Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and other Sexual Minority People, and the Transgender Population, in Canada, 2018
This analysis focuses on the impacts of sexual orientation and gender on experiences of victimization and unwanted sexual behaviours.
Social and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Transgender and Non-Binary People in Canada
This report is based on a survey of 820 participants across Canada on the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 on transgender and non-binary people in Canada. Results indicate that a majority of trans and non-binary people in Canada are experiencing both negative financial and negative social impacts of COVID-19.
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.
Rooting Resilience: A Needs Assessment about Women with Disabilities, Gender-Based violence, and the Potential of Peer Support Services
This report summarizes the experiences of women and girls with disabilities experiencing gender-based violence at disproportionately high rates, and provides an exploration on the potential of peer support model for services to be adapted to meet the unique needs of women and girls with disabilities.
Canada: Climate Change and the Cultural Rights of Indigenous Peoples
This is a joint submission by Indigenous Climate Action and Union of BC Indian Chiefs to Karima Bennoune, United Nations Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights, on various resource development projects within Indigenous territories which is forcing more land dispossession and threatening Indigenous cultural heritage.
Breaking the Cycle of Abuse and Closing the Housing Gap: Second Stage Shelters in Canada
This report lays out the importance of second stage shelters in breaking the cycle of abuse for survivors. Second stage shelters are an integral aspect of the continuum of supports for IPV survivors, providing them with the time and space to heal, plan for the future, and achieve independence and housing stability.
Behind Closed Doors: Exposing Migrant Care Worker Exploitation During COVID-19
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This report, which compiles hundreds of surveys filled out by migrant care workers during COVID-19, tells a story of entrapment, long hours, and thousands of dollars in stolen wages. It shows the enormous power employers have to abuse and exploit migrant care workers, and the ways in which migrant women are refusing to be silent.
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.