Gender-based violence resources

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Gender-based violence (GBV) is not just physical — it refers to a wide range of actions, from catcalling to intimate partner violence. Get the facts about different types of GBV and learn how you can stop dismissing them.

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Resources for youth

Fact sheets and infographics:

Fact sheet for teens

Quick facts on GBV for teens aged 14-18

Fact sheet for young adults

Facts about GBV for adults aged 19-24

Infographic: GBV Overview

Learn about GBV in Canada, who is affected and how you can help.

Infographic: Sexual violence

Get the facts about sexual violence and how you can help stop it.

Infographic: Online violence

See how GBV can happen online and your role in preventing it.

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(Music starts)

(Images of hands holding phones. One of the phones has a comment on the screen that reads: Ewww – nobody wants to see that. What you both really need is a man.)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: “It’s just a joke”)

(A woman sits on the floor in a hallway leaning against a locker.)

(A black box appears.)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: 40% of LGB+ women reported experiencing online harassment. Responses are from 2018 research based on the previous years’ experience)

(A young man and woman sit at a table together. They are pictured talking, and a different angle shows the man holding her wrist while she grips a mug.)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: “It’s just flirting”)

(A woman in an apron looks into the distance.)

(A black box appears.)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: 61% of women aged 15 to 24 reported experiencing unwanted sexual behaviour in public places. Reports are from 2018 research on the previous years’ experience)

(A person puts a bank card into an ATM. A woman looks over her shoulder.)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: “It’s just how he is”)

(A man and a woman are talking. The woman is holding money in one hand and is extending it towards the man.)

(A black box appears.)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: 51% of women who sought shelter from violence experiences financial abuse.)

(A woman sits on a couch. A man stands over her with his arms extended angrily.)

(A broken plate is scattered on the floor along with slices of pizza.)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: “It’s just a bad day”)

(The woman on the couch stares into the distance.)

(A black box appears.)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: 30% of women who experienced intimate partner violence said it happened once a month or more. Reports are from 2018 research on the previous years’ experience)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: Gender-based violence is never just. Learn how you can stop dismissing emotional violence, sexual violence, financial violence, physical violence, all forms of gender-based violence. Canada.ca/ItsNotJust)

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Transcript

(Music starts)

(Images of hands holding phones. One of the phones has a comment on the screen that reads: Ewww – nobody wants to see that. What you both really need is a man.)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: “It’s just a joke”)

(A woman sits on the floor in a hallway leaning against a locker.)

(A black box appears.)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: 40% of LGB+ women reported experiencing online harassment. Responses are from 2018 research based on the previous years’ experience)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: Gender-based violence is never just. Learn about the different forms of gender-based violence and how you can stop dismissing them. Canada.ca/ItsNotJust)

Government of Canada Wordmark

Transcript

(Music starts)

(A young man and woman sit at a table together. They are pictured talking, and a different angle shows the man holding her wrist while she grips a mug.)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: “It’s just flirting”)

(A woman in an apron looks into the distance.)

(A black box appears.)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: 61% of women aged 15 to 24 reported experiencing unwanted sexual behaviour in public places. Reports are from 2018 research on the previous years’ experience)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: Gender-based violence is never just. Learn about the different forms of gender-based violence and how you can stop dismissing them. Canada.ca/ItsNotJust)

Government of Canada Wordmark

Transcript

(Music starts)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: “Gender-based violence is not”)

(Image of hands holding a phone with a comment on screen that reads: Ewww – nobody wants to see that. What you both really need is a man.)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: “Just a joke”)

(Image of male hand grabbing female’s wrist while she grips a mug.)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: “Just flirting”)

(Image of a woman holding money, extending it towards a man.)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: “Just how he is”)

(Image of woman looking afraid as a man gestures)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: “Just a bad day”)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: Gender-based violence is never just. Learn how you can stop dismissing all forms of it. Canada.ca/ItsNotJust)

Government of Canada Wordmark

Transcript

(Music starts)

(A woman sits on a couch. A man stands over her with his arms extended angrily.)

(A broken plate is scattered on the floor along with slices of pizza.)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: “It’s just a bad day”)

(The woman on the couch stares into the distance.)

(A black box appears.)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: 30% of women who experienced intimate partner violence said it happened once a month or more. Reports are from 2018 research on the previous years’ experience)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: Gender-based violence is never just. Learn about the different forms of gender-based violence and how you can stop dismissing them. Canada.ca/ItsNotJust)

Government of Canada Wordmark

Transcript

(Music starts)

(A person puts a bank card into an ATM. A woman looks over her shoulder.)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: “It’s just how he is”)

(A man and a woman are talking. The woman is holding money in one hand and is extending it towards the man.)

(A black box appears.)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: 51% of women who sought shelter from violence experiences financial abuse.)

(ON SCREEN TEXT: Gender-based violence is never just. Learn about the different forms of gender-based violence and how you can stop dismissing them. Canada.ca/ItsNotJust)

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