(Disponible en français : Sept faits pour mieux comprendre la violence faite aux femmes au Canada) On 6 December 1989, 14 young women were killed because of their gender identity at the École polytechnique de Montréal. Since 1991, December 6th has marked the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women. Over the…
(Disponible en français : Mise à jour — La violence faite aux femmes au Canada : la Journée nationale de commémoration et d’action contre la violence faite aux femmes) Every year on 6 December, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women provides an opportunity to reflect on how violence affects women in…
(Disponible en français: La violence faite aux femmes au Canada : la Journée nationale de commémoration et d’action contre la violence faite aux femmes) Note: This publication was updated in December, 2017: Update — Violence Against Women in Canada: The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women The National Day of Remembrance…
Laura Munn-Rivard & Sandra Elgersma Library of Parliament In Canada and around the world, violence against women and girls remains a serious challenge. It impedes women’s full and equal participation in public life; it causes short- and long-term damage to women’s mental and physical health; and it hurts families and society as a whole. One…