Communicating Equality

Preventing violence against women and girls (VAWG) remains one of the biggest issues of our time.

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Why VAWG Continues to Matter

One woman or girl is murdered every 48 hours in Canada. ^[1]

79% of adults who experienced intimate partner violence in 2019 were women. ^[2]

43% of Indigenous women have been sexually assaulted at least once. ^[3]

Opinion: Women workers challenge gender-based violence and climate risk | Devex

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Why aren't all men horrified by the rise in male violence against women? | Glamour UK

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New research shows 1 in 5 Australians have perpetrated sexual violence in their adult lives. The true rate might be even worse | The Conversation

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Police reluctance to make domestic homicide a public concern part of the problem, say experts | The Globe & Mail

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Quebec shelters wants men to 'speak up' and help combat violence against women | CTV News Montreal

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Amplify: Why we must declare intimate partner violence an epidemic | The Globe & Mail

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How organizations can address toxic workplace cultures to tackle sexual harassment | The Conversation Canada

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Intimate partner violence an ‘epidemic,’ federal government says in response to coroner’s inquest | The Globe & Mail

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Yes, the incel community has a sexism problem, but we can do something about it | The Conversation

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The real costs of gender-based violence in Canada | The Globe & Mail

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There's enough research on violence against women. We need action. | The Globe & Mail

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Femicides on the rise as report indicates a woman or girl is killed every 48 hours in Canada | CTV News

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'Beyond the Locker Room' program tackles gender-based violence in the arena and out | CBC News

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What should Canada do about intimate partner violence? Five solutions from five survivors | The Globe & Mail

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Canada’s shadow pandemic: Femicide | The Conversation

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Top Canadian women hockey players join fight in Hockey Canada investigation | City News

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‘This is a crisis’: Ontario police board wants femicide added to Criminal Code | The Star

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Daughter seeking systemic change at inquest into mother’s murder thinks ‘she’d be proud’ | CBC News

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We are addressing violence against women in Canada by:

If not now, when?

Building a pan-Canadian approach

We are drawing on a long partnership with Our Watch, Australia’s national leader in gender transformative primary prevention of violence against women. Together, we are adapting and creating a Canadian approach by engaging with communicators, journalists, violence prevention organizations, and men’s groups. We are creating materials, manuals and messages that communicate gender transformative principles into primary prevention of violence against women and girls.

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