This year, WAW is celebrating the courage it takes for survivors—women, girls, and their families—to step forward, seek help, and speak out. We celebrate the courage of our staff as they protect and serve, especially in Afghanistan under threats from
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is a global campaign which runs annually from November 25th (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) to 10 December (Human Rights Day). We invite you to join us
To commemorate the 29th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, the Caltech Postdoctoral Association in collaboration with the Caltech Center for Diversity will be holding a free film screening of Polytechnique by award-winning director Denis Villeneuve. Polytechnique (2009) is an award-winning
The Global Women’s Institute at The George Washington University is proud to partner with What Works and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to host a panel and presentation on What Works to Prevent Violence against Women and
Join this annual press conference hosted by Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) in memorializing murdered Washington Heights bride-to-be Gladys Ricart and the countless other victims of domestic violence around the nation. Participants: Members of the Democratic Caucus Email: dolores.suarez-rubio@mail.house.gov
An event in recognition of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. The event will include a discussion and Q&A moderated by Dr. Sarah Baird from the Milken Institute School of Public Health, with presentations from the Global Women’s
Java and Justice is a coffee house marking the 16 Days Campaign with presentations, student readings, coffee, dessert, and a raffle. We will have an open mic from 8 – 9 after presentations on the 16 Days Campaign. Sign up
Sexual Assault Awareness is providing 4-days of trauma training (11/26-29) focused on sexual assault recovery and gendered violence for clinicians, advocates, recovery specialists, and program directors in the Antelope Valley region of Los Angeles, CA, USA. https://www.sexualassaultawareness.org/ Email: andrewgpari@gmail.com
Description The fact of the matter is that boys stop talking about their emotions around age 14 or 15. That’s the same age suicide rates for boys is 5x greater than the rate is for girls. This rejection of emotions