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Until nearly 40 years living as a white male, a way-too-late lesson learned was understanding and appreciating the privilege that comes with simply being a male. Privileges that are perhaps unasked for, but certainly enjoyed, even at times taken as something that I...
The COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult for many people, especially women who experience abuse. The economic and social support systems of women and their families have faced constraints in the wake of the pandemic, which has impacted their well-being. Research has...
Being a healthy man means doing some thinking about the expectations we experience as men. Expectations about how we as men are supposed to act, think and interact have been shaped and baked into our brains over a lifetime, from family, peers, school, through leisure...
We are experiencing two pandemics in one world. COVID-19 highlighted the existing global gender-based violence pandemic and it's harmful outcomes for women and girls. It’s hard to believe that it has been 16 months since the COVID-19 pandemic first impacted the lives...
As MentorAction continues to engage our community in efforts to end gender-based violence, there may be people who assume that these sorts of things are not commonplace in Canada - unfortunately, this is not the case. Below are current facts and statistics surrounding...
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...