On Dec. 6, 1989, Lauren Tribe was studying at Western when 14 women were murdered in a mass shooting at École Polytechnique in Montreal. Another 14 people were injured. The perpetrator screamed that he was fighting feminism. Now a Western engineering …
gender-based and sexual violence prevention
Expert insight: Intimate partner violence is an epidemic
To date, 95 municipalities in Ontario have recognized intimate partner violence as an epidemic
Expert insight: Benevolent sexism and hypermasculinity in high-stakes campaigns
Polling prompted the Harris campaign to attempt to engage men on women’s rights
Expert insight: Addressing online gender violence requires both culture and policy change
Women are more likely than men to experience any type of risk online
Expert insight: The need for cultural and social changes to eliminate gender-based violence
Nationwide protests sweep across India after rape and murder of doctor
Expert insight: Tackling digital sexual violence in Canada requires updated policies
Online sexual violence disproportionately affects women, children, racialized, queer and neuro- and gender-diverse people
Expert insight: Criminalizing coercive control could further victimize women
Coercive control involves tactics of domination, isolation, manipulation, intimidation and fear
Expert insight: Cyberflashing is a serious form of gendered sexual violence
Online sexual harassment can lead to people feeling distressed, objectified and unsafe
Expert insight: How dating apps are impacting modern masculinity
Western anthropologist learned about male sexual vulnerability while ‘swiping into the dark heart of modern romance’
Western community honours National Day of Awareness for MMIWG2S+
Red Dress Day will be marked across Canada on May 5
Expert insight: Canadian schools need to better address digital sexual violence
Few provinces and territories’ curricula recognize that sexual violence can occur online
Study finds non-abusive ‘red flags’ that predict intimate partner violence
Western researchers map innocuous behaviours that might indicate future violence
Schools aren’t addressing online sexual violence adequately, Western research finds
New report outlines gaps in preparing young people to respond to tech-facilitated sexual harm
Expert insight: Intimate partner violence is an epidemic
To date, 95 municipalities in Ontario have recognized intimate partner violence as an epidemic
Expert insight: Benevolent sexism and hypermasculinity in high-stakes campaigns
Polling prompted the Harris campaign to attempt to engage men on women’s rights
Expert insight: Addressing online gender violence requires both culture and policy change
Women are more likely than men to experience any type of risk online
Expert insight: The need for cultural and social changes to eliminate gender-based violence
Nationwide protests sweep across India after rape and murder of doctor
Expert insight: Tackling digital sexual violence in Canada requires updated policies
Online sexual violence disproportionately affects women, children, racialized, queer and neuro- and gender-diverse people
Expert insight: Criminalizing coercive control could further victimize women
Coercive control involves tactics of domination, isolation, manipulation, intimidation and fear
Expert insight: Cyberflashing is a serious form of gendered sexual violence
Online sexual harassment can lead to people feeling distressed, objectified and unsafe
Expert insight: How dating apps are impacting modern masculinity
Western anthropologist learned about male sexual vulnerability while ‘swiping into the dark heart of modern romance’
Western community honours National Day of Awareness for MMIWG2S+
Red Dress Day will be marked across Canada on May 5
Expert insight: Canadian schools need to better address digital sexual violence
Few provinces and territories’ curricula recognize that sexual violence can occur online
Study finds non-abusive ‘red flags’ that predict intimate partner violence
Western researchers map innocuous behaviours that might indicate future violence
Schools aren’t addressing online sexual violence adequately, Western research finds
New report outlines gaps in preparing young people to respond to tech-facilitated sexual harm