The Canadian Women's Foundation

It’s year 3 of The Feminist Creator Prize and we've already received double the nominations from last year! The Prize was created to acknowledge, encourage, and support diverse feminist creators promoting critical conversations about gender justice and equality, safety, and freedom from harm. Learn more and submit your favourite digital creator for consideration by EOD: https://bit.ly/16DaysFCP   #16Days

Two thirds of people in Canada know a woman who has experienced physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. Approximately 4.7 million women, 15 years of age and older, report that they have experienced sexual assault at least once since the age of 15. More than 4 in 10 women have experienced some form of intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetimes. 70% of people who experience spousal violence and 93% of people who experience childhood abuse have not spoken to authorities. Share (anonymously) why taking #16Days of action matters: https://ow.ly/cjPE50Xy9g0

Thanks to supporters like Shoppers Foundation for Women’s Health, we are helping survivors of gender-based violence access programs and supporting young people to develop a strong sense of self and safety with teen healthy relationships programs. To learn more, visit https://ow.ly/fw0r50XsOqt

Are you facing digital harm? Do you work for an organization concerned about digital harm? Or do you just want to know more about how to reclaim digital spaces? Our free, online, self-paced course will help you to: ➡️Learn about online hate, harassment and abuse: what are the facts, how do you recognize digital harm, what you can do about it? ➡️Build knowledge and skills to engage safely in digital spaces ➡️Get inspired to take action and help end gender-based digital harm ➡️Get practical resources to keep learning and creating change https://lnkd.in/eyAskPBB #16Days

Hate, abuse, and harassment have become normalized in our digital world. Women, girls, and gender-diverse people are being targeted in specific ways and experiencing unique impacts. We can’t let digital harm limit the safety, mental health, and ability of women and gender-diverse people to engage online: https://ow.ly/58M450Xx7vm #16Days

Gender-based violence can take physical, mental, emotional, financial, and digital forms. It can happen to anyone. It occurs between people in romantic relationships, in families, at work, and between friends, acquaintances and strangers. Understanding it is crucial: https://lnkd.in/eVuSB4Cn  #16Days

A projected 80% decrease in Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE) funding ahead of the federal budget highlighted a level of precariousness that feminist and 2SLGBTQIA+ organizations and activists have been calling attention to for decades. Then, a week before the budget, came a surprise announcement of more funding. “The sector spoke in one voice and has been loud in terms of wanting to shift a narrative on our work being niche, frivolous, and unserious, and ensuring that people instead understand that actually our work is the real solution to the affordability crises that we are facing,” says Frederique Chabot, co-executive director at Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights. Coverage: Christina Palassio Illustration: Maia Faddoul --- 📖 Read: Stopping the funding rollercoaster for feminist and 2SLGBTQIA+ organizations https://lnkd.in/ejivxxnA --- 📩 Subscribe! Once-a-week and free. We share our latest stories, links to resources, events, reader reflections, and more. https://lnkd.in/exZegTNe --- Interviews and mentions: Suzanne Zaccour, National Association of Women and the Law | L’Association nationale Femmes et Droit (NAWL | ANFD), Jacqueline Neapole, Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW-ICREF), The Canadian Women's Foundation, Canadian Labour Congress - Congrès du travail du Canada, Frederique Chabot, Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, Anuradha Dugal, Women's Shelters Canada, Helen Kennedy, Egale Canada, Juniper Glass 🌈 MPNL, Mira Oreck, The Houssian Foundation, Vani Jain, Catalyst Philanthropy, Aline Nizigama, YWCA Canada

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The 16 Days Against Gender-Based Violence is a global movement running from Nov. 25 to Dec. 10. It aims to raise awareness and mobilize action to prevent and eliminate all forms of gender-based violence.  Starting tomorrow, we'll be sharing daily actions, learning opportunities, and moments of reflection and remembrance. Please follow and share the posts with your community- together, working to end gender-based violence: https://lnkd.in/gfjsYEsH Thank you for joining us in taking action! #16Days

📅Join us starting this Tuesday for #16Days, a global movement to inspire awareness and action. Our interactive calendar offers daily actions from November 25 (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to December 10 (International Human Rights Day): https://lnkd.in/eA_jrhJP   It’s a meaningful way to get informed, engaged, and inspired to make a difference - working together to end gender-based violence. Thank you for joining us in taking action!