We need to talk about a dangerous gap

The Canadian Women’s Foundation found that two-thirds of people in Canada know a woman who has experienced physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. And ninety per cent of people believe everyone has a responsibility to stop gender-based violence.

After years of feminist advocacy, Canada is finally investing in national action planning to address gendered abuse. Too many lives have been needlessly, tragically lost and the human and economic toll has been staggering. It has costed us billions of tax dollars: $7.4-billion annually to deal with the aftermath of spousal violence in Canada alone, as measured in 2009, writes Paulette Senior. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY PAULETTE SENIOR

March 16, 2022

There’s a dangerous gap we need to talk about. The Canadian Women’s Foundation found that two-thirds of people in Canada know a woman who has experienced physical, sexual, or emotional abus...

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