{"id":1690,"date":"2015-04-13T11:23:56","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T15:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=1690"},"modified":"2019-10-12T13:18:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T17:18:02","slug":"battered-womens-support-services-commemorates-prevention-of-violence-against-women-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=1690","title":{"rendered":"Battered Women\u2019s Support Services commemorates Prevention of Violence Against Women Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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. WOMEN’S EQUALITY .<\/p>\n

an article by Battered Women’s Support Services<\/a> (abridged)<\/p>\n

Battered Women\u2019s Support Services (BWSS) is committed to taking action and preventing violence against women. Each year we commemorate Prevention of Violence Against Women Week held during the third week of April. This year, during Prevention of Violence Against Women Week (April 12-19 2015), BWSS features the following events:<\/p>\n

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You Could Do Something to End Violence against Women – Bus Shelter Ads<\/p>\n

Violence against women in intimate relationships is a learned behaviour so BWSS has launched an awareness campaign drawing attention on the effects witnessing abuse has on children. You Could Do Something To Prevent Violence Against Women bus shelter ads are positioned around the Vancouver, BC. People are invited to share photos of the ads through social media with the hashtag #BecauseYouCan.<\/p>\n

YOUth Ending Violence Volunteer Training Program<\/p>\n

Youth are powerful agents for change and BWSS successful Youth Ending Violence trains young women and young men to facilitate workshops on dating and sexual violence prevention. BWSS Youth facilitators learn differences between healthy and abusive relationships, dynamics of abuse, learn where and how to obtain help, understand the impact of media and social media on youth in dating relationships and how to be an empowered bystander. BWSS Youth Ending Violence program reaches 2,000 youth annually.<\/p>\n

Boys will be Boys: Fighting Sexism in Media and Journalism<\/p>\n

The Jian Ghomeshi scandal shocked the country, but maybe we needed to be shocked. Despite all the gains made over decades for women\u2019s rights and gender equality, even our trusted public broadcaster had failed us.<\/p>\n

Newsrooms have long been a man\u2019s world, and while women are occupying positions as journalists, editors, producers, and broadcasters more than ever before, it\u2019s clear that sexism, sexual harassment, and even sexual assault remains a problem in the industry. Whereas women remained silent for years, fearing they\u2019d lose their jobs and ruin their careers if they spoke out about the misogyny they experienced working in media, they are finally beginning to speak out, buoyed by the courage and righteous anger of their female colleagues.<\/p>\n

This panel [Vancouver April 11] features four prominent and courageous women who are experts on the issue of gender discrimination, violence against women, and sexism in the media. They will address the history of this insidious problem, the current climate, and the real-life impact of sweeping sexist practices and behaviour under the rug.<\/p>\n

#BecauseYouCan Blog <\/p>\n

Once again, we have convened a few serious feminist writers to contribute to our blog Ending Violence this year featuring violence prevention along with an old concept with a new name \u201cA First Responder\u201d. Ending Violence Blog is at www.bwss.org\/endingviolence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(Thank you to Janet Hudgins, the CPNN reporter for this article.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Protecting women and girls against violence, Is progress being made?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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