The Learning Network

Mobilizing knowledge to end gender-based violence

The Learning Network is a valuable source of evidence-informed resources for individuals, service providers, and organizations working to end violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence (GBV).

Featured Resources

	Issue 31:Trauma- and Violence- Informed Approaches: Supporting Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence This Issue shares information about trauma- and violence- informed approaches to supporting children exposed to intimate partner violence. It is relevant to shelter workers, child and youth workers, teachers, and community-based services working with children. Learn more
	Issue 30: Gender Equity This Issue addresses the topic of gender equity in Canada, and it explores how gender intersects with other systems of marginalization to produce unique challenges for achieving a fair and equal society.   Learn more
	Issue 29: Thirty Years after the Montréal Massacre This Issue highlights how misogyny was one of the factors fueling the fatal violence against 14 young female students on December 6, 1989. We dedicate this Issue to the women killed in the Montréal Massacre and to all women and girls that have experienced and too often, died due to gender-based violence. Learn more

What's New?

Brief 36: Trafficking at the Intersections: Racism, Colonialism, Sexism, and Exploitation in Canada
This Brief explores how human trafficking connects with broader systems of structural oppression, such as racism, colonialism, and heterosexism. It situates human trafficking within an historical and sociological context to examine how human trafficking lies at the intersection of these ongoing systems of violence.

INFOGRAPHIC: Gender Earnings Gap Among Post-Secondary Graduates
Our infographic shares information from a new report finding that five years after graduation, women earn less than men in every credential and every field of study.
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WEBINAR RECORDING: 
Understanding how immigration policies shape gender-based violence among immigrants who have a temporary or precarious status
February 26, 2020
Dr. Rupaleem Bhuyan, Associate Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto and Margarita Pintin-Perez, Senior Coordinator at the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI)

WEBCAST RECORDING: Best Practices in Engaging Male-Identified Students in Post-Secondary Sexual Violence Prevention Initiatives
January 30, 2020
David Garzon, the Community Engagement Manager, White Ribbon