Opinion: Public Safety for Whom? When the Police are Perpetrators
In recent months, multiple cases of male police officers in Canada who used their positions to gain access to, and abuse, vulnerable women have been made public due to proceedings […]
Women’s Waves – Episode 18
In this episode we discuss federal and provincial measures to combat some aspects of pornography and hear from UK based Lesbian feminist-activist Liane about the Cardiff’s Lesbian visibility march. Listen […]
Women’s Waves – Episode 17
In this episode we touch on the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women position paper on the definition of “women”, discuss with our member Cindy how men prey on […]
Position paper on the definition of “woman” in international human rights treaties by the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls
Women’s Waves – Episode 16
In this episode we discuss with our members Dahye and Dani femicide cases in Canada and in Brazil and review with our member Laurel the Women’s Equality Coalition submission on prostitution to the UN Special […]
Indigenous Women victims of femicide by their male partner
Indigenous Women in Canada are most often victims of #femicide by their male partner or ex-partner. Source: Statistic Canada, Indigenous victims of homicide in Canada, 2022 released on March 28, […]
The Portrayal of Prostitution in the films “Poor Things” and “Suck Up to the Bone”
I watched Poor Things in theatres recently. Based on a novel, Poor Things follows the story of Bella who comes to exist through a fantastical surgery, created with the brain […]
Women’s Equality Coalition response to “Act Now: Preventing Human Trafficking of Women, Girls and Gender Diverse People in Canada”, Report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women
We commend the Standing Committee on the Status of Women for taking on the important study of the trafficking of women, girls, and vulnerable people for sexual purposes in Canada. […]
Bill S-210: Vancouver Rape Relief’s submission to the Committee on Public Safety and National Security, House of Commons
Download PDF Frontline Perspective on the Harms of Pornography As Bill S-210’s preamble recognizes, the consumption of pornography can result in developing attitudes favourable to harassment and violence, directed particularly […]
Women’s Equality Coalition submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls: Prostitution and violence against women and girls
The Women’s Equality Coalition is a Canadian-based coalition of women’s organizations that provide support, services and advocacy for women who have experienced prostitution and other forms of male violence. The coalition […]