Violence Against Women – Assignment: 40 marks
1. Choose 2 topics to study:a. Sex Traffickingb. Honour Killingsc. Teen Domestic Abused. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)e. Child Bridesf. Lack of Education for Girlsg. Aboriginal Women in Canada
2. Read over the three different sections provided for each topic – basics, story and solutions
3. From the “Basics” section, take down TEN key facts – explain in a couple of sentences why it is important to know each of these facts. Please don’t repeat yourself
4. From the “Story” section, provide a 1/3 page summary of the key events of her life.
5. From the “Solutions” section, explain THREE different solutions to this problem. (each in a few sentences)
1) Sex Trafficking
Basics: http://dayofthegirl.org/girls-issues/sex-trafficking-in-america/
Story: http://www.equalitynow.org/survivorstories/loreta
Solutions: http://stoppinghumantrafficking.weebly.com/solutions.html
2) Honour Killings
Basics: http://www.unicef.org/newsline/00pr17.htm , http://www.honordiaries.com/wp- content/uploads/2013/06/HD-FactSheet-HonorViolenceEast.pdf
Story: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/06/07/pakistani_teen_survives_attempted_honour_killing_over_love_marriage.html
Solutions: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-women-s-council-unveils-7-steps-to-stop-honour-crimes-1.2288389
3) Teen Domestic Abuse
BASICS: http://dayofthegirl.org/girls-issues/relationship-abuse-teen-dating-domestic- violence/
http://thetinaproject.org/Information_For_Teens.html
STORY: http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20060228,00.html
SOLUTIONS: http://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/news/e-updates/eupdate-11.html
4) FGM –
BASICS: http://dayofthegirl.org/female-genital-mutilation-human-rights-horror/
STORY: http://www.stopfgmmideast.org/a-kurdish-girls-story-of-female-genital-mutilation- fgm-in-iraqi-kurdistan/
SOLUTIONS: http://www.dofeve.org/stopping-fgm.html
5) Child brides:
Basics: http://dayofthegirl.org/child-marriage/
Story: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/oct/01/story-yemen-child-bride
Solutions: http://www.icrw.org/files/publications/Solutions-to-End-Child-Marriage.pdf (p.8 and top part of 9)
6) Lack of Education for Girls
Basics: http://dayofthegirl.org/girls-denied-education-worldwide/
Story: http://worldschildrensprize.org/malalasstory#&panel1-1
Solutions: http://becauseiamagirl.ca/girlseducation
7) Aboriginal Women in Canada
Basics: http://www.amnesty.ca/sites/default/files/iwfa_submission_amnesty_international_february_2014_-_final.pdf (p.2-4)
Story: http://www.nwac.ca/sites/default/files/imce/NWAC_Storytelling_YOUNG%20Lisa%20Marie.pdf (this is a long story, but interesting as she is from Nanaimo – you can just highlight 10 points – make sure they come from throughout the story )
Solutions: http://www.amnesty.ca/sites/default/files/iwfa_submission_amnesty_international_february_2014_-_final.pdf (p.6-7)