On International Women’s Day, three projects working to mitigate gender-based violence in the context of environmental conservation and climate action have been awarded grants from the Resilient, ...
Gender-based violence (GBV) affects women and girls the most, especially during times of crisis or emergency. War, being forced to leave home and poverty make gender-based violence more likely and ...
A United Nations human rights expert has issued a stark warning that the erasure of biological sex in international policy and discourse is causing grave harm to women and girls, weakening protections ...
Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) is a new form of, often cross-border, gender-based violence.
Bill C-16 aims to strengthen judicial responses to intimate partner violence, protections against child predation, and protections for victims of crimes.
Activist and researcher Aimee Zambrano takes stock of gender violence in Venezuela and the necessary state policies to ...
As a sexual and domestic violence victim advocate, years ago, I supported women during invasive forensic exams, while they filed police reports, and when they dialed into our crisis hotline. I'll ...
Conflicts in Ethiopia have devastated communities, and the resulting loss of services and breakdown in social support systems have made it harder to access lifesaving gender-based violence response ...
Across the world, healthcare workers experience workplace violence, which can differ by gender, seniority, and the type of workplace, according to a recent study. An analysis found that men were more ...
Women in South Africa are turning to guns and martial arts for self-defense in a country where rates of gender-based violence are extremely high ...