Fifteen years after the creation of the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, the report reviews 15 years of work on the VAW mandate given to it as the mechanism for implementing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The report covers the tools developed to faciliate compliance with CEDAW, conceptual advances made by the mandate in relation to the human rights of women, and looks at challenges and potential for on-going work.
This interview-based study looks at the factors associated with shelter residence in women with recent histories of intimate partner violence (IPV). The study analyzes what factors affect whether or not women go to a shelter. Overall, it was found that ethinicity, income, housing stability, and mental health were significant factors affecting which women went to shelters. Trauma symptoms, housing instability, and ethnicity best predicted shelter residence.
This article was published in Violence Against Women 19(4), pp. 518-535 and is reproduced here with permission.
Authors: Maria M. Galano, Erin C. Hunter, Kathryn H. Howell, Laura E. Miller, and Sandra A. Graham-Bermann
Vieillir Sans Violence Forum de mars 2018: Baldev Mutta, Mandeep Grewal and Aman Virk: Les femmes d'age mur et les repercussions du vieillissement au Canada: un point de vue sud-asiatique
Comprendre les enjeux de la communautésud-asiatique
- Taux supérieur de troubles cardiaques
- Taux supérieur de diabete
- Taux supérieur de troubles associés à la toxicomanie et à la santémentale
- Taux inférieur de recours a des services professionnels en cas de toxicomanieou de troublemental
- Taux supérieur de prejuges favorables aux garcons
- Taux inférieur de depistage du cancer
- Taux supérieur de "violence familiale", dont les effets sont dévastateurs
- Maltraitance des personnes agees
- Violence contre l'epouse
- Fragmentation familiale
The effects of bullying go beyond the school yard. As a parent or guardian, here's what to watch for, what you can do, and where you can go to get help.
What is bullying? Bullying is aggressive behaviour that is typically repeated over time. It is meant to cause harm, fear or distress or create a negative environment at school for another person. Bullying occurs in a situation where there is a real or perceived power imbalance.
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Sexual violence and harassment are a reality in every community in this province — and that is not acceptable.Â
After all the work that has been done to eradicate sexual violence and harassment — and the misogyny that underpins them — it is difficult to believe that these actions and ideas are still pervasive today.Â
We can, and must, do better.
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This document replaces The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1–8: Health and Physical Education, Interim Edition, 2010. Beginning in September 2015, all health and physical education programs for Grades 1 to 8 will be based on the expectations outlined in this document.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Ontario elementary schools strive to support high-quality learning while giving every student the opportunity to learn in the way that is best suited to his or her individual strengths and needs. The Ontario curriculum is designed to help all students reach their full potential through a program of learning that is coherent, relevant, and ageappropriate. It recognizes that, today and in the future, students need to be critically literate in order to synthesize information, make informed decisions, communicate effectively, and thrive in an ever-changing global community. It is important for students to be connected to the curriculum; to see themselves in what is taught, how it is taught, and how it applies to the world at large. The curriculum recognizes that the needs of learners are diverse, and helps all learners develop the knowledge, skills, and perspectives they need to become informed, productive, caring, responsible, healthy, and active citizens in their own communities and in the world.
This document replaces The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10: Health and Physical Education, 1999 and The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: Health and Physical Education, 2000. Beginning in September 2015, all health and physical education courses for Grades 9 to 12 will be based on the expectations outlined in this document.
SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
The goal of Ontario secondary schools is to support high-quality learning while giving individual students the opportunity to choose programs that suit their skills and interests. The updated Ontario curriculum, in combination with a broader range of learning options outside traditional classroom instruction, will enable students to better customize their high school education and improve their prospects for success in school and in life.
About This Booklet
This booklet is for older adults who may be suffering from abuse by someone they trust: it could be a partner or spouse, a family member, a caregiver, a service provider or another individual. This kind of abuse of intimacy or trust is wrong. People who know an older adult whom they believe may be abused may also find this booklet helpful.
To the reader
If you or anyone you know is being abused, this booklet is a good place to start finding answers to your questions. It will also help you find more information about people or places you can contact for help. Being abused by someone who is close to you is confusing. You may have trouble talking to other people about the abuse. You may feel afraid for yourself, for your children or grandchildren, or for the person who is abusing you. Anyone, man or woman, adult or child, who is experiencing abuse or who is acting in a violent way is encouraged to get help. Someone will listen.
This report provides an estimate of the economic impact of spousal violence that occurred in Canada in 2009. Spousal violence is a widespread and unfortunate social reality that has an effect on all Canadians. Victims of spousal violence are susceptible to sustaining costly and long-lasting physical, emotional, and financial consequences. Children who are exposed to spousal violence suffer in many ways and are at increased risk of developing negative social behaviours or disorders as a result (Dauvergne and Johnson 2001). The victims' family, friends, and employers are also affected to varying degrees. Every member of society eventually feels the impact of spousal violence through the additional financial strain imposed on publicly funded systems and services.