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Women experience migration and settlement in different ways than men and often have unequal access to social resources that affect their health. They face challenges in areas including labour market integration, violence against women, language, social supports, housing and mental health.

Ontario Improving Rural Services for Women Escaping Violence and Sexual Exploitation

Ontario's Government is improving supports in rural and remote communities for women who are victims of violence and sexual exploitation.

Ontario Working to Stop Violence Against Women and Support Survivors

Ontario's Government for the People is tapping into a network of community partners, including about 900 member organizations, agencies and partners, to help stop violence against women and improve services for survivors.

Summary Report: Preventing Revictimization* and Use of Aggression Following Girls’ Maltreatment

This report provides an overview of research-based and promising programs to prevent and reduce revictimization and use of relational aggression among women and girls who have experienced childhood maltreatment.

Effective Networking Strategies for Immigrant Women

A list of six simple and effective networking strategies to make the most of professional networking.

Decent Work for Women Working in the Ontario Nonprofit Sector

The Ontario Nonprofit Network has received funding from Status of Women Canada for a three-year project to apply a GBA+ lens (gender based intersectional analysis) to iIdentify barriers to women workers’ economic empowerment and prosperity in the nonprofit sector and develop and implement pilot solutions to address these barriers at the organizational, network and policy levels.

OHRC Policy Position on Sexualized and Gender-specific Dress Codes

This section of the Ontario Human Rights Commission website explains the OHRC position on dress codes for employers and employees.

Violence Against Women Living with Disabilities in Canada Infographic

The Learning Network Team recently released an infographic with evidence from Statistics Canada.

Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres Using Technology to Better Support Survivors: Literature Review

Findings from the project 'Using Technology to Better Support Survivors: Innovation in Frontline Settings'. This project advances understanding of technological tools that could be used in frontline outreach, crisis and counselling settings.

Webinar: Older Women and Domestic Violence

A webinar presented by Tamar Witelson, Legal Director at METRAC and Rochella Vassell from Elder Abuse Ontario.

Statistics: Domestic Violence

Statistics on domestic violence provided by the Ministry of the Status of Women (MSW).