Join the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and Dr. Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed, ICRW's 2022 Paula Kantor Award winner, for an event highlighting Dr. Mohammed's research. There has been a great deal of dialogue on intersectionality and feminism, particularly in terms of social movements within the U.S. context. However, there is growing scholarly and […]

Why is sexualized violence so common? And what in the world is “rape culture”? Take a deep dive into the roots of the issue with Morgan Price, our Education & Outreach Coordinator, and find out what’s being done to combat rape culture both locally and worldwide.

When a parent is killed by their partner, their children experience multiple losses. One parent is deceased, the other is detained, on the run or has died by suicide, and the home has often become a crime scene. As the Jaffe Lectures keynote, Dr. John Devaney will explore what’s known about these issues and the […]

This presentation will focus on coercive control, revealing the real motivations of partners who use it, and debunking the myths that surround this form of domestic abuse. It will highlight the multiple ways that a person’s use of coercive control against their partner harms their children, and why we need to assess the parenting of […]

LEAP is an interactive distance learning and comprehensive training and practicum experience with topics ranging from program development, working with boards, to finances and budgets. As a cohort member, you will develop and enhance leadership and management skills to enable yourself to take upon and succeed in leadership/management roles in your organization and in the […]

On September 22, 2015, Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam were murdered in a triple femicide in rural eastern Ontario. In June 2022, a coroner's inquest examined the circumstances of the deaths to consider how future such deaths could be prevented. The jury produced 86 recommendations for system changes for possible implementation by the […]

This online event is the second chapter in the Good Business series sponsored by the Enough Already Coalition. Discussions will focus on preventative measures and programs that work to prevent sexual harassment in the Arts and Business sectors. Aiming to highlight good policies and leading practices, legal and trauma-informed approaches, as well as business success […]

Presenter: Crystal Giesbrecht and Jo-Anne Dusel from PATHS will speak to their upcoming online training on effective Response to Violence in the Workplace. Presenter: Hillary Peterson from PLEA will speak about two of their projects that offer legal advice and resources to people who have experienced workplace sexual harassment, those who have experienced sexual violence and resource information for family violence.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) invites you to a TransformU University Network webinar led by the Pervoli Africa Research Centre (PARC) at University of Bristol and the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Nairobi, Kenya, themed: "Toward an Africa-led research agenda on GBV and ICPD25 in Kenya, South Africa and Zambia" The session will present an overview of the research undertaken to assess the […]

Trauma is at the root of our inaction in the face of Climate Change. Trauma symptoms of numbness, apathy, hyper-activation and polarisation dramatically slow down our ability to respond adequately. Trauma is the sand in the system and the reason it is so hard to implement our good intentions and climate agreements. As we expand our global healing movement, […]