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Minister’s Advisory Council on Aboriginal Women Direction to Government on Taking Action to End Violence and Improve the Lives of Aboriginal Women in B.C.
In June 2011 when the Minister’s Advisory Council on Aboriginal Women (MACAW) was established, it was mandated to provide advice to government on how to improve the quality of life for Aboriginal women across British Columbia. “Taking Action” is MACAW’s advice to the Province of British Columbia on the actions it must take to fulfill the vision of a life free of violence for Aboriginal women and girls.
The Gap in the Gender Gap: Violence Against Women in Canada
This study finds that progress on ending violence against women in Canada is stalled by the absence of a coherent national policy and consistent information about the levels of that violence.
Forsaken: The Report of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
The Report of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry was established in September 2010 to inquire into the failures of policing forces between 1997 and 2002 who were investigating the disappearance and murder of dozens of women in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, and particularly the police investigation of serial murderer Robert William Pickton.
Blueprint for an Inquiry: Learning from the Failures of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
The report makes a number of recommendations that focus on ways Commissioners of inquiry can facilitate the participation of marginalized groups. Out of the failures of the provincial Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, the hope of the authors is that a positive legacy can still be uncovered.
More Than Bricks & Mortar: A Rights-Based Strategy to Prevent Girl Homelessness in Canada
This report identifies pathways to, impacts of, and solutions to girl homelessness. Girls and women who have experienced poverty and homelessness led the direction, content and work of the project. The report argues that prevention and responses to girl homelessness must begin with the purpose of achieving girls’ basic human rights and especially freedom from male violence.
Empowering Non-Status, Refugee, and Immigrant Women Who Experience Violence
This report rasises awareness about the prevalence of violence against non status, refugee and immigrant women survivors and the damaging impact of intimate partner violence on the individual woman survivor, her children, the family and the community.
Involving Men in Ending Violence Against Women
This article explores gender alliances and male involvement in activities to end gender-based violence against women, setting the British Columbia experience within a larger movement.
Peer Research In Action: Ethical Issues
Wellesley Institute I Sarah Flicker, Brenda Roche, Adrian Guta This report addresses the dearth of data on peer research and tackles questions regarding the authenticity of community participation, how power differentials are addressed (if at all),...