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Wednesday, October 5, 2016
by Carly Foubert, CFICE Communications RA On Friday September 30th, the Gender Equality Measurement (GEM) Symposium, co-sponsored by the Engendering Public Engagement, Democratizing Public Space project and the VAW Hub of CFICE, took place at Carleton University in Residence Commons. The event ran from nine to noon and brought together various... More
Friday, August 26, 2016
by Anna Przednowek, PhD Candidate, Social Work, VAW Hub RA On June 16th I attended the Ottawa based forum for Robust Safeguards in Bill C-14, with a specific focus on "medical assistance in dying" and Canadians with disabilities. The DisAbled Women’s Network Canada's (DAWN's) Executive Director, Bonnie Brayton, was among a number of presenters... More
Friday, June 3, 2016
Lately, numerous media reports have demonstrated that rates of sexual assaults being experienced by women students at campuses across North America have increased. Despite the increase, very few of these institutions have a sexual assault-specific policy (as of 2014). As a result of Bill 132 in Ontario – the Sexual Violence and Harassment... More
Monday, May 16, 2016
by Anna Przednowek, PhD Candidate, Social Work, VAW Hub RA The Violence Against Women (VAW) hub is embracing the spring season with great excitement as we commence a new hub project with our community partner, the DisAbled Women's Network Canada (DAWN). Issues around women with disabilities have largely been ignored or siloed in Canadian... More
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
CFICE's latest podcast is based on Action Research Change's Report on the Implementation of Domestic Violence Death Review Committee Recommendations 2007-2011. The report highlights the lack of action from ministries and organizations to help end violence against women. Download a copy of the podcast transcript. Podcast written and... More
Thursday, April 7, 2016
A recent article published by Metro Ottawa on April 6, 2016, found that, "between 2008 and 2014, charges were laid in no more than half of the city's sexual assault cases, according to police data." When interviewed by Metro, Sunny Marriner, executive director of the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre and one of CFICE’s Violence Against Women... More
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
A recent article published by Metro Ottawa on March 27, 2016, found that "more than 2,000 sexual assault complaints to the Ottawa police over a 15-year period have been deemed unfounded." According to Sunny Marriner, executive director of the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre and one of CFICE's Violence Against Women hub partners, this number is... More
Thursday, March 24, 2016
by Omar Elsharkawy, CFICE Admin RA At Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE), we recognize the need to be intersectional in our work and research in order to address injustices in all forms. CFICE works to optimize the impact of campus community engagement by working on Community Food Security, Community Environmental... More
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
by Amy Richardson, CFICE Communications RA Diana Majury, Academic Co-Lead for CFICE’s Violence Against Women (VAW) Hub, and four other researchers are looking at how campuses are dealing with sexual violence and their interrelationship with local police forces. As part of her work with CFICE, Majury found out in January they could move forward... More
Monday, March 14, 2016
Have your say. Take our survey! Have you heard? CFICE is making some exciting new changes! As was proposed in our initial SSHRC application, CFICE is getting ready to transition to Phase II of our work. In order to transition smoothly, we want to hear from YOU regarding how you might want to be... More
Friday, March 11, 2016
by Anna Przednowek, PhD Candidate, Social Work, VAW Hub RA While scrolling through my Twitter feed this International Women's Day, I excitedly devoured the many articles about women and girls in various national and international contexts. Since I am deeply interested in the issues facing women, and especially women with disabilities, I was... More
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Mount Saint Vincent University is seeking a candidate for the Nancy’s Chair in Women's Studies. Nancy’s Chair was established at Mount Saint Vincent University to advance the equality and status of women through teaching, research, and community and professional service. The Chair is named in honour of Nancy Ruth, feminist and activist. The... More
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