Fact Sheets

• COVID-19 and Gender-Based Violence in Canada: Key Issues and Recommendations - Violence Against Women Learning Network

  • Key words: Risks, Violence Against Women, Violence Against Children, Pandemic

• COVID-19 is Worsening Homelessness and Insecure Housing for Women - Behind the Numbers

  • Key words: Safe Shelter, Pandemic, Emergency, Domestic Violence

• COVID-19 and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls - UN Women

  • Key words: Prevention, Pandemic, Gender-Based Violence, Economic Impact

• Why is the COVID-19 Pandemic Linked to More Gender-Based Violence - Canadian Women's Foundation

  • Key words: Domestic Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault, Emotional Abuse, Child Abuse, Elder Abuse

• The Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Young People: Youth Among those Most Affected by Gender-Based Violence Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic - Catherine Morrison, YWCA

  • Key words: Poverty, Intimate Partner Violence, Systemic Discrimination, #StopTheShadowPandemic

• Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19 - UNDP

  • Key words: Lockdown, Domestic Violence, Prevention 

• COVID-19: Ensure Women's Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights - Council of Europe

  • Key words: SRHR, Pandemic, Contraception, Abortion, Maternal Health

Research & Reports

• Resources on Gender-Based Violence and the COVID-19 Pandemic - Western University

  • Key words: Self Care, Child Maltreatment, Bystander Intervention, Engaging Men and Boys, Intersectionality, Housing, Homelessness, Immigrants and Refugees, LGBTQ+, Sexual Violence, Technology, Workplace

News Articles

• "Violence Against Indigenous Women During COVID-19 Sparks Calls for MMIWG Plan" - Teresa Wright

  • Key words: MMIWG, Pandemic, Intimate Partner Violence, Domestic Violence

• "Brockville Mourns a Beautiful Soul Lost to Domestic Violence" - Julie Ireton

  • Key words: Intimate Partner Violence, Femicide, COVID-19

Events & Influencers

• Sign this Letter to Help Prevent Gender-Based Violence - Canadian Women's Foundation

  • Key words: COVID-19, Sexual Assault, Healthy Relationships, Sex Ed, Sexual Health Education, Consent

Novels, Essays, Media & Art

• "Violence Against Indigenous Women During COVID-19 Sparks Calls for MMIWG Plan" - Teresa Wright

  • Key words: MMIWG, Pandemic, Intimate Partner Violence, Domestic Violence

• "Brockville Mourns a Beautiful Soul Lost to Domestic Violence" - Julie Ireton

  • Key words: Intimate Partner Violence, Femicide, COVID-19