sexual abuse
Hot Docs review: Prey
Matt Gallagher's doc about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church is intriguing because it focuses on a local case Read more
Kyle Bono Kaplan
Jennifer Fox puts her personal trauma on film in The Tale
The director of the Emmy-nominated film talks changing conversations around child sex abuse, shooting rape scenes and #MeToo's next frontier Read more
Fringe review: Be A Good Girl
Adina Katz's intense solo show shines a powerful light on surviving sexual abuse Read more
TV review: HBO's The Tale is personal and nuanced
Documentarian Jennifer Fox’s feature debut stars Laura Dern as a filmmaker who begins to question her memories of childhood abuse Read more
Hot Docs review: Primas
Powerful doc looks at two Argentine cousins who survived nightmarish sexual abuse as children Read more
Michelle da Silva
The Canadian legal system is unequipped to deal with sexual assault cases: Reasonable Doubt
Of the small percentage of incidents of sexual violence that are brought to trial, only half end in convictions Read more
Is it time to stop reviewing and awarding abusive artists?
If we did, the male-dominated entertainment and arts industries would give way to more women's voices Read more
Michelle da Silva
Toronto’s #MeToo March tackled rape culture from all angles
The rally and march created a safe space for survivors of sexual violence to stand and be heard Read more
Tanja-Tiziana
What to do about sexual harassment in the workplace: Reasonable Doubt
More than half of Canadian women have experienced sexual harassment at work Read more
Samuel Engelking
Does hashtag activism like #MeToo have the power to end rape culture?
Toronto activists sound off on what’s next in the fight against sexual violence – and why real change must involve men and happen offline Read more
Please turn up the volume on the #MeToo outrage
Don’t buy the argument that smaller abuses aren’t harmful – there is a spectrum of abuse, and it has to be acknowledged Read more
The Incest Diary is an unbearable read, so imagine what it's like for survivors
For all the research, listening and reading I’ve done on the issue of sexual assault, this unrelenting memoir made me realize I still haven’t grasped the impact of abuse Read more
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Another child sex abuse scandal uncovers crisis of celibacy in Catholic Church
Instead of considering the damage caused by enforced abstinence, the Church's requirement for clergy to be celibate has made child sexual abuse all the more likely Read more
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Graphic novel aims to spark dialogue on sexual violence in newcomer communities
Stories written by and for refugee and immigrant women help open a discussion on sexual harassment, assault and rape Read more
Jess Dobkin runs, dances and evokes mystery in The Magic Hour
Her themes are a bit opaque, but the performance artist is always entertaining Read more
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Reasonable Doubt: changes to Ontario tenancy law designed to help survivors of domestic abuse and violence
If you or someone you know needs to break their lease because of an abusive or violent relationship, the Ontario Residential Tenancies Act has been amended to make this easier. Read more
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Rage against Ghomeshi outcome can be channelled into great things
Kathryn Borel did what police, lawyers, Crown attorneys and judges refused to do: she held Jian Ghomeshi publicly accountable. Now let’s take our resistance in more creative directions Read more
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The Jian Ghomeshi trial: courtroom drama doesn't reflect real life
For women, acting "normal" often means playing nice, accepting the blame and otherwise protecting men – a cultural practice so well established that it might be in our DNA. Read more
Tanja-Tiziana
The Jian Ghomeshi Trial: Theatre of the absurd is more like it
It’s a mystery that Crown prosecutors don’t regularly call on experts to testify about the reams of research on why sexually assaulted women stay in relationships or erase them from memory Read more
The Jian Ghomeshi trial: Who has accuser’s back in this set-up?
The media watching in the courtroom gasped in disbelief when the first complainant in the sexual assault trial of the century seemed so unguarded against defence tactics. But it’s not a fair fight; she’s alone. Read more