Gender-based violence /channels/taxonomy/term/24510/all en Join Claudia Mitchell online to learn about the importance of engaging men and boys to prevent and address gender-based violence /channels/channels/event/join-claudia-mitchell-online-learn-about-importance-engaging-men-and-boys-prevent-and-address-gender-345957 <p>Lessons learned from Women and Gender Equality Canada funded projects: Importance of engaging men and boys to prevent and address gender-based violence</p> Wed, 08 Feb 2023 17:35:41 +0000 webfull 187081 at /channels Women experiencing intimate partner violence three times more likely to contract HIV /channels/channels/news/women-experiencing-intimate-partner-violence-three-times-more-likely-contract-hiv-344566 <p><!-- x-tinymce/html --></p> <p>Women who experience recent intimate partner violence (IPV) are three times more likely to contract HIV, according to a new study led by Æ»¹ûÒùÔº researchers. In regions like Sub-Saharan Africa, women face an intersecting epidemic of intimate partner violence and HIV.</p> <p>“Worldwide, more than one in four women experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime," says Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/mathieu-maheu-giroux">Mathieu Maheu-Giroux</a>, a Canada Research Chair in Population Health Modeling.</p> Thu, 05 Jan 2023 14:13:22 +0000 webfull 185814 at /channels Dr Shaheen Shariff available for expert comment during 16 Days of Activism /channels/channels/news/dr-shaheen-shariff-available-expert-comment-during-16-days-activism-335162 <p>Every year, from November 25 (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to December 10 (World Human Rights Day), Canadians observe the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. It is an opportunity to come together to call out, speak up and renew our commitment to end gender-based violence. (<a href="https://women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/commemorations-celebrations/16-days.html" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Women and Gender Equality Canada</a>) </p> Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:26:37 +0000 webfull 175116 at /channels Double Tragedy: Global GBV in Same-Sex Relationships /channels/channels/event/double-tragedy-global-gbv-same-sex-relationships-327382 <p><strong>February 23, 2021 - 12:30-13:30</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>IHSP Policy Talks Webinar</strong></p> <h4>Double Tragedy: Global GBV in Same-Sex Relationships</h4> <p><strong>Speaker:</strong></p> Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:35:07 +0000 webfull 166564 at /channels