Learning and Knowledge Exchanges
This webpage is a centralized hub for resources related to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) from organizations across British Columbia, as well as key national and international research. We will continue to update this webpage as further resources become available.
Preserving Digital Evidence Toolkit
This toolkit helps women, youth, gender-diverse people, and frontline workers preserve digital evidence in circumstances involving technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV). It acts as a guide to learn about the laws and best practices surrounding digital evidence preservation and the potential use of this evidence in cases involving technology-facilitated violence
Legal Remedies for Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Toolkit
The Legal Remedies for Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) Toolkit is a guide to help women and frontline anti-violence workers better understand the legal causes of action available in response to various forms of technology-facilitated gender-based violence.
A global analysis of violence against women defenders in environmental conflicts
Women environmental defenders face retaliation for mobilizing against extractive and polluting projects, which perpetrate violence against Indigenous, minority, poor and rural communities. The issue matters because it highlights the gendered nature of extractive violence and the urgent need to address the systemic patterns of violence that affect women defenders, who are often overlooked and underreported. Here we analyse violence against women defenders in environmental conflicts around the world.
Working from home and intimate partner violence among cis-women during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from a global, cross-sectional study
Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. This analysis aimed to determine how employment disruption during COVID-19, including working from home, was associated with IPV experience among cis-gendered women.
Domestic Homicide, Gender-Related Homicide, and Femicide: Making Sense of the Terms
This Backgrounder explores the terms domestic homicide, gender-related homicide, and femicide to strengthen understanding and promote prevention of these killings. Rather than competing, these terms are valuable for different reasons and serve to capture diverse phenomenon. They also share a common goal: to call attention to gender-based violence (GBV) and advocate for action to end GBV.
Signal for Help Podcast
We know that gender-based violence is a problem, and we want to support survivors in our lives, but there’s a lot of stigma and silence around gender-based violence in our society: too many people who experience abuse are shamed, silenced, and stigmatized, and too many people don’t feel confident and competent in supporting them. This is a podcast featuring interviews with survivors and experts, we’ll explore how everyday people can better support survivors of gender-based violence.
Promising Practices for Agencies to Engage Older Women
It can be difficult for older women to connect and find appropriate services and supports for their needs. This is because most services lack an understanding of older survivors’ needs and how to effectively support them. This infographic recommends strategies for agencies across sectors to build age-friendly and inclusive supports and services for older women experiencing violence
The Women’s Pan-Canadian Housing & Homelessness Survey: Implications for Policy and Practice
This is a webinar discussion the policy implications for the Women’s Pan-Canadian Housing & Homelessness Survey, which is the largest national gender-specific survey on housing need and homelessness to date.