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The Effects of Gender-Based Violence on Mental Health
Written by Kaamilah Moola It is no secret that gender-based violence negatively impacts the mental health of victims that experience such...

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Dec 9, 20212 min read
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From 16 to 365 — The importance of activism against GBV year round
Written by Eden Wein Every year from International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25th to World Human...

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Dec 8, 20212 min read
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An Overview of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People
Written by Tia De Ruiter In September of 2021, following the disappearance of 21 year old Gabby Petitio, a massive influx of media...

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Dec 7, 20214 min read
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Reframing Events of Gender-Based Violence: Giving Women Back their Identities
Written by Jess Horton Remembering the Past. The École Polytechnique Massacre, also known as the Montreal Massacre, was an anti-feminist...

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Dec 6, 20213 min read
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The Shadow Pandemic: COVID-19 and the Rise of Gender-Based Violence
Written by Akhila Sandhu The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the lives of people all over the world, affecting the ways in which we learn,...

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Dec 5, 20213 min read
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The Importance of Believing Survivors of GBV
Written by Aditi Malhotra As someone who spent the first 18 years of their life in a culture dominated by males that programmed everyone...

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Dec 5, 20213 min read
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Violence Against Transgender People: Calling Out Transphobia
Written by Tiera Sandiford 2021 was reported to be the deadliest year for transgender people in the United States, with 47 recorded...

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Dec 3, 20212 min read
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Not a harmless joke: Speaking out against homophobia
Written by Melissa De Angelis Scene from Call Me By Your Name, a movie created in 2017 by Luca Guadanino that is based on the novel Call...

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Dec 3, 20213 min read
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Sexual Harassment in the Age of Social Media: Sending Unsolicited Pictures and Why We Shouldn't
Written by Clementine Chalfant Sexual harassment is something we often associate with the workplace, but in recent years we have seen...

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Nov 29, 20212 min read
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Sexual Harassment in the Age of Social Media: Receiving Unsolicited Pictures and Their Effects
Written by Eliane Ramos ​​If I am being honest, I struggled for quite some time to come up with the perfect set of words to introduce...

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Nov 28, 20213 min read
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Just Because It’s Not Physical Doesn’t Mean It’s Not Abuse
Written by Simran Grewal Everywhere from the classroom to the bus stop, we see ads promoting helplines and support for people...

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Nov 27, 20212 min read
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How Domestic Violence Impacts Everyone — around the world and in Canada
Written by Roya Aboosaidi Domestic violence proves to be one of the most multidimensional issues modern societies face today. With its...

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Nov 26, 20212 min read
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