Language about violence isn’t descriptive, it’s flawed and political. Each label can empower, stigmatize or shape expectations of healing.
- PhD, Political Science, Western University
New technologies lead to new forms of gender-based violence such as cyberflashing, where survivors receive unsolicited explicit images. There is a need for legal and societal responses in response.
Fake videos pose a risk to democratic representation, participation, and discussion. Canadians need to be mindful of their existence as we head towards the federal election.
Women face extraordinary difficulty in seeking the birth control method of sterilization due to sexist reproductive norms.
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