Bienvenue à nos visiteurs francophones. Pour en savoir plus sur MentorAction, veuillez cliquer ici.
Bienvenue à nos visiteurs francophones. Pour en savoir plus sur MentorAction, veuillez cliquer ici.
What is gender-based violence? Isn't it the same as domestic violence? Often people think gender-based violence is the same as violence against women or intimate partner violence - but this is not accurate. Gender-based violence is a phenomenon deeply rooted in gender...
The Steel City Allies is an online call-to-action campaign to end gender-based violence. By making their promise to end gender-based violence, allies have taken their #firststepfirstchange. Gender-based violence is a global pandemic. We all have women and girls in our...
Interval House of Hamilton celebrates 35 years of serving women and children in the City of Hamilton. Beginning in a small building located in the city’s lower east end, Interval House of Hamilton has grown and responded to the needs of women and children for over 35...
Each month we do a MentorAction Member Bio. This month we would like to introduce John Barron. "Hello, my name is John Barron, and I am a Detective in the Domestic Violence Unit with the Hamilton Police Service. I became part of MentorAction because of my role within...
Father’s Day always sparks nostalgic notions of paternalism and fatherhood without really addressing what Father's Day is meant to be about. I do not believe fatherhood is about one day of the year. Instead, it is a way of being, a lifestyle and a meaningful...
Healthy masculinity - what is it and how can we achieve it? Where do beliefs about gender come from? As with a lot of things that adults have learned, beliefs about gender are heavily influenced by childhood experiences. Traditionally, the messages that boys receive...