Learning and Knowledge Exchanges
Technology-Facilitated Gender Based Violence: BC Anti-Violence Worker Technology, Safety and Privacy Survey Summary
The report summarizes the scope and method of technology-facilitated gender-based violence experienced by women accessing anti-violence programs in B.C, and provides recommendations about the needs of women, children, youth and anti-violence workers when responding to technology-facilitated GBV.
Health and Well-Being Among Indigenous Trans, Two-Spirit and Non-Binary People
The Trans PULSE Canada project collected survey data from 2,873 trans and non-binary people in 2019. Of this number, 252 survey respondents indicated being Indigenous. This report presents results from the first national all-ages data on health and well-being among Indigenous trans, two- spirit, and non-binary people in Canada
We Are Here: Women’s Experiences of the Barriers to Reporting Sexual Violence
This report centres women’s experiences of the devastating impacts of sexual assault, which are all too often exacerbated by the legal system’s inadequate responses. This report aims to identify barriers in the justice system for survivors of sexual assault and to inspire change so that reporting to police becomes a viable option for all those who want to pursue it.
Re-Envisioning PLEI Report
How can we facilitate learning about the law in a way that is grounded in the vision of community and supports efforts to end oppression? How can we equip people with honest information about the legal system so that they can choose the path that is best for them? This report pulls together guiding principles, impacts, limitations, and ethical practices for public legal education and information practitioners.
Evaluating Canada’s Sex Work Laws: The Case for Repeal
This report provides a history of the litigation that struck down previous sex work laws in Canada and the approach taken in drafting current legislation. It gives an overview of the impacts that current laws are having on sex workers across Canada and why the law is unconstitutional.
A Rights-Based, GBA+ Analysis of the National Housing Strategy
The ratification of the National Housing Strategy Act (NHSA) in 2019 has the potential to transform our response to gender-based inequities within the Canadian housing system. Importantly, however, advocates and academics have identified significant gaps between NHS programs and policies and a rights-based approach to housing. In light of these gaps, this report employs a rights-based, GBA+ analysis of NHS programs, policies, and expenditures, exploring their relevance to the progressive realization of the right to housing for women, girls, and gender diverse people in Canada.
Equity is Safer: Human Rights Considerations for Policing Reform in British Columbia
The BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner’s (BCOHRC) written submission, “Equity is Safer: Human rights considerations for policing reform in British Columbia,” includes expert analysis of data from five police jurisdictions that reveals disturbing racial disparities in policing activities across B.C.
The Pan-Canadian Women’s Housing & Homelessness Survey
This is a pan-Canadian mixed-methods survey to explore the housing challenges facing women, girls, and gender diverse people. Completed by 500 diverse women and gender diverse people living in communities across the country, this research constitutes the largest national gender-specific survey on housing need and homelessness to date.