The Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability has launched a new website
Femicide is recognized internationally by the United Nations as the most extreme form of violence and discrimination against women and girls. Its definition varies across disciplines and world regions, but broadly captures the killing of females, primarily by men, because they are female.
In Canada, we know that:
One woman or girl is killed every other day, on average, somewhere in our country, mostly by men.
A woman is killed by her male partner, on average, once a week.
Some groups of women and girls are disproportionately impacted by femicide, depending on where they live in Canada, or because of their race, religion, sexuality, ability, and/or age.
Collaboration Between Sectors: Working Together to End Gender-Based Violence
The Gender-Based Violence Settlement Strategy Project has released its Collaboration Between Sectors: Working Together to End Gender-Based Violence workbook. This workbook is an invaluable tool for evaluating where better cooperation within and among organizations can occur to decrease rates of gender-based violence for newcomers to Canada.
Canadian Advisory of Women Immigrants launches Newsletter for Educators
CAWI is “focused on creating social, mental, and sexual health support for folks identifying as Immigrant Women, as well as organizations serving Immigrant Women.”