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GENDER VIOLENCE [13 records]

Record 1 2026-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Sociology of Ideologies
  • National and International Security
CONT

... gender identity-driven violence, which includes violent misogyny(including incel movement), anti-2SLGBTQIA+ [anti-two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual and others], and anti-gender driven ideology violence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Sociologie des idéologies
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
CONT

[...] la violence fondée sur le genre ou l'identité de genre, qui englobe la violence misogyne (dont le mouvement des incels), la violence contre les 2ELGBTQIA+ [bispirituelles, lesbiennes, gaies, bisexuelles, transgenres, queers, en questionnement, intersexuées, asexuelles et autres] et la violence fondée sur l'opposition au genre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Telecommunications
OBS

Media Watch is a national, volunteer feminist organization working to eliminate sexism in the media, by transforming the media environment from one in which women are either invisible or stereotyped, to one in which women are realistically portrayed and equitably represented in all our physical, economic, racial and cultural diversity. These changes are fundamental to altering the current social climate in which gender inequality and violence against women are pervasive. The organization promote change by educating media industries, government and the public, conducting research, and encouraging consumer advocacy.

Key term(s)
  • MediaWatch Canada
  • Media Watch
  • Media Watch Canada
  • National Watch on Images of Women in the Media

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Télécommunications
Key term(s)
  • Évaluation nationale des images des femmes dans les médias

Spanish

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Record 3 2025-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
  • Rights and Freedoms
CONT

Gender-based violence refers to any type of harm that is perpetrated against a person or group of people because of their factual or perceived sex, gender, sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

CONT

Gender-based violence can be sexual, physical, verbal, psychological(emotional), or socio-economic and it can take many forms, from verbal violence and hate speech on the Internet, to rape or murder.

Key term(s)
  • gender based violence

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Droits et libertés
CONT

La violence fondée sur le genre désigne tout type d'acte préjudiciable perpétré contre une personne ou un groupe de personnes en raison de leur sexe, de leur genre, de leur orientation sexuelle et/ou de leur identité de genre, réels ou perçus.

CONT

La violence fondée sur le genre peut être de nature sexuelle, physique, verbale, psychologique (émotionnelle) ou socioéconomique, et prendre de nombreuses formes, depuis la violence verbale et le discours de haine sur internet jusqu'au viol ou au meurtre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Problemas sociales
  • Derechos y Libertades
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Record 4 2025-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
CONT

Community prevention addresses the factors in the community and political environment that contribute to poor health, and increases those that support health. For example, communities worldwide are healthiest when they are safe and not plagued by violence; offer healthy and affordable foods; have safe, reliable and accessible public transportation options; have opportunities for play and recreation; allow access to meaningful education and employment opportunities; are free of racial, sexual or gender discrimination; and have a natural environment free of pollutants and other disease-causing agents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé

Spanish

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Record 5 2025-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Social Problems
  • Sociology of the Family
CONT

Abuse between spouses is not just a private problem. Assaulting, threatening or harming another person is a crime, whether or not they are your spouse. The law applies equally regardless of gender or the status of the relationship. Both women and men can be victims of violence from a family member and violence can occur in heterosexual and same-sex relationships.

OBS

Spousal abuse is a pattern of behaviour intended to exercise control that one married or common-law partner perpetrates towards the other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Sociologie de la famille
OBS

La maltraitance conjugale est un schéma de comportement adopté dans le but de contrôler qu'un époux ou conjoint de fait exerce sur l'autre.

Spanish

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Record 6 2024-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Penal Law
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Social Problems
CONT

We know that, generally speaking, women are more likely than men to be victims of violence, and most perpetrators of violence are men. From the research and data that are available, we know that the same gender trends apply to older populations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit pénal
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Problèmes sociaux
OBS

auteur de violence; auteure de violence; autrice de violence : désignations normalisées par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 7 2024-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sexology
  • Sociology of Women
  • Sociology of Human Relations
CONT

Transmisogyny describes the misogyny and sexism faced by trans women and transfeminine people that may not be experienced by cis women, while simultaneously describing aspects of transphobia and cissexism that may not be experienced by trans men and transmasculine people.

CONT

Transmisogyny [means] the negative attitudes, expressed through cultural hate, individual and state violence, and discrimination directed toward trans women and trans and gender non-conforming people on the feminine end of the gender spectrum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sexologie
  • Sociologie des femmes
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
CONT

[Le terme transmisogynie] est utilisé pour décrire la discrimination spécifique à laquelle font face les femmes trans [...] et la manière dont la transphobie intensifie la misogynie dont sont victimes les femmes trans (et vice versa) [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sexología
  • Sociología de la mujer
  • Sociología de las relaciones humanas
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Record 8 2024-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Indigenous Peoples
  • Sociology
OBS

The Indigenous Women's Circle was established on May 24, 2018, to engage with Indigenous women leaders and experts in the public and private sectors on the challenges they face and their priorities for the Government of Canada related to advancing gender equality.... Each member brings a wealth of knowledge related to three priority areas at Women and Gender Equality Canada(WAGE) : increasing women's economic security and prosperity; encouraging women's leadership and democratic participation; and ending violence against women and girls. Indigenous Women's Circle members come from a broad range of sectors and include First Nations, Métis, Inuit, youth, and Elders, with representation from all parts of the country.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Peuples Autochtones
  • Sociologie
OBS

Le Cercle des femmes autochtones a été créé le 24 mai 2018 pour discuter avec les dirigeantes et expertes autochtones des secteurs public et privé sur les défis auxquels elles sont confrontées et sur leurs priorités pour le gouvernement du Canada en matière de défense de l'égalité entre les genres. [...] Chaque membre possède de vastes connaissances relativement aux trois domaines prioritaires chez Femmes et Égalité des genres Canada (FEGC) : accroître la sécurité et la prospérité économiques des femmes; promouvoir l'accès des femmes aux postes de responsabilité et leur participation à la vie démocratique; et mettre fin à la violence faite aux femmes et aux filles. Les membres du Cercle des femmes autochtones proviennent d'un large éventail de secteurs et comprennent des représentantes des Premières Nations, des Métis et des Inuits ainsi que des jeunes et des Anciens de toutes les régions du pays.

Spanish

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Record 9 2021-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Social Problems
  • Rights and Freedoms
  • Military Police
DEF

An act or conduct, including the display or communication of words, symbols or images, by a [Canadian Armed Forces] member, that they knew or ought reasonably to have known would constitute, encourage, justify or promote violence or hatred against a person or persons of an identifiable group, based on their national or ethnic origin, race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics or disability.

OBS

hateful conduct: designation to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Droits et libertés
  • Police militaire
DEF

Acte ou conduite, y compris l'affichage ou la communication de mots, symboles ou images, par un militaire qui savait ou aurait raisonnablement dû savoir qu'il constituerait, favoriserait, justifierait ou promouvrait la violence ou la haine d'une personne ou des personnes appartenant à un même groupe identifiable en raison de leur origine nationale ou ethnique, leur race, leur couleur, leur religion, leur âge, leur sexe, leur orientation sexuelle, leur identité ou expression de genre, leur état matrimonial, leur situation de famille, leur caractéristiques génétiques ou leur déficience.

OBS

conduite haineuse : désignation d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 10 2018-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Sociology of Human Relations
OBS

Men For Change is a pro-feminist organization dedicated to promoting gender equality and ending sexism and violence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Sociologie des relations humaines

Spanish

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Record 11 2018-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Communication and Information Management
  • Sociology of Communication
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

... content [on a website or mobile app] that most users would find to be offensive, upsetting, or inappropriate.

CONT

Some examples of objectionable content include : defamatory commentary and hate speech about religion, gender, race and other targeted groups; overly sexual material of an explicit nature; portrayals of extreme violence or content that encourages violence; bullying and harassment; and illegal activities such as drug use and gambling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
  • Sociologie de la communication
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

[...] contenu [...] inapproprié, déplacé ou injurieux, ou qui viole les règles d'utilisation [d'un] site [Web ou d'une application mobile].

OBS

contenu répréhensible : terme tiré du mini-lexique «Cyberespace et droit» et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface.

Spanish

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Record 12 2017-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Sociology of Women
OBS

UN Women National Committee Canada (UNWNCC) is an independent, non-governmental organization that supports the mission of UN Women through public awareness initiatives about global women’s issues and fundraising efforts for UN Women programmes worldwide.

OBS

Mission : To advance the status of women worldwide by working to make sure women have more rights, reducing AIDs and HIV [human immunodeficiency virus] transmission, ending violence against women and improving gender equality.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Sociologie des femmes

Spanish

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Record 13 2005-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
CONT

However, women's vulnerability to violence is only apparent when the different types of workplace violence are scrutinised by gender. Then it emerges that women are subjected to certain types of violence to a much greater extent than men.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
CONT

Jauvin, Dompierre et Vézina (1999), quant à eux, ont identifié des facteurs généraux de vulnérabilité à la violence : faible exigence mentale, faible contrôle du travail, avoir la responsabilité d'autrui, conflits de rôles, sous-utilisation des habiletés, faibles opportunités d'emploi.

Spanish

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