Anti-Oppression

Reproductive Justice & Violence Against Women: Understanding the Intersections

This website page is a  special collection and it's purpose is to provide resources and an introduction to reproductive justice, focusing particularly on the connections between the elimination of reproductive oppression and domestic and sexual violence.

Rethinking Relationships: Engaging Youth & Connecting Communities Resource Guide

In this document is an abundance of books, manuals and programs designed to assist parents and professionals in their efforts to teach children how to grow up healthy in an unhealthy world, and how to promote healthy and equal relationships in a world where inequality is deeply entrenched in our everyday lives.

Immigrant and Refugee Children in Middle Childhood : An Overview

A research on immigrant children in middle childhood prepared by the National Children's Alliance. These children are particularly vulnerable as a result of the cultural differences and language barriers they face in their new country and, in some cases, traumatic experiences they have lived through in their home countries.

Striving for Best Practices and Equitable Mental Health Care Access for Racialised Communities in Toronto

Research on racialised communities and mental health in Toronto. Published by the Multicultural Community Health Alliance Centre, Women's Counselling Referral & Education centre, Across Boundaries and Ryerson University School of Social Work.

On Her Own: Young Women and Homelessness in Canada

This report explores the causes, demographics and patterns of homelessness among young women (aged 12 to 24) in Canada. It includes case study reports for eight cities based oninterviews with more than 100 informants and previously unpublished data.

Violence Against Women and Girls

Factsheet published by the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women on violence against women and girls.

Trans Inlusion Policy Manual

This manual was written to assist women’s services, including transition houses, sexual assault centres, and women’s centres, in developing trans inclusive policies.

Racialized and Immigrant Women in Cities

Study on women and urban environments, focused on the integration of racialized and immigranmt women in cities today.

Report of the APA Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls

In this report,we examine and summarize psychological theory, research, and clinical experience addressing the sexualization of girls.We (a) define sexualization; (b) examine the prevalence and provide examples of sexualization in society and in cultural institutions, as well as interpersonally and intrapsychically; (c) evaluate the evidence suggesting that sexualization has negative consequenc