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16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign

BC Yukon Society of Transition Houses

November / December 2009

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A Moment of Remembrance

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Statistics on Gender ViolenceGlobally, at least one out of every three

women has been beaten, forced into sex or otherwise abused in her lifetime4

70% of murdered women around the world are killed by their partner4

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Statistics on Gender ViolenceIn Canada, 1 in 5 homicides involve the death

of an intimate partner2

Approximately 1 to 2 women every week are murdered by a partner or ex-partner in Canada3

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Statistics on Gender ViolenceThere were 10,273 incidents of spousal

assault in BC during the year 20051

That is around 28 incidents EVERY day

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Statistics on Gender ViolenceHealth Canada study (2002)5:

Direct medical costs of violence against women in Canada amount to 1.5 billion CAD per year

This does not include costs incurred to the criminal justice system, social services, or loss of work time

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Statistics on Gender ViolenceGreaves et al. study (1995)6

Total cost of violence against women in Canada is 4.2 billion CAD per year

This includes direct and indirect costs such as lost earnings, lost tax revenues, legal costs, police costs, counselling, research, and more

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Statistics on Gender ViolenceNational Center for Injury Prevention and

Control, USA (2003)7

Total cost of violence against women in the USA amounts to 5.8 billion USD per year

This includes costs from injuries, lost time at paid and unpaid work, and more

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Time to Act!Considering these statistics we can conclude:

Violence against women is NOT a private affair, it affects us ALL

End Violence Against Women now!

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Victims of VAW in 2008 in BC

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Victims of VAW in 2008 in BCA 17-year-old female was stabbed to death by

her boyfriend on May 18, 2008, in Fort St. John, BC. The young woman was suppose to graduate from Ross Sheppard High School one week after she was killed.

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Victims of VAW in 2008 in BCA 78-year-old woman was doused in gas and

set on fire on August 1, 2008, in Blackpool, BC. She suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns on 40 to 50% of her body. Accused is a 51-year-old male.

Three children aged 10, 8, and 5 were found dead by their mother on April 6, 2008, in Merritt, BC. The suspect is their own father.

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Victims of VAW in 2008 in BCA 28-year old mother and her 2-year old son

were found dead on December 17, 2008, in Kelowna, BC. The mother’s boyfriend is being charged with second-degree murder in both cases.

A female died on June 6, 2008, in Abbotsford, BC, after being shot by her husband.

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Victims of VAW in 2008 in BCA 45-year-old mother and her 23-year-old

daughter were shot by their husband/father on August 19, 2008, in Surrey, BC. The mother died at the scene, while her daughter survived and was taken to a hospital. The mother is also leaving behind her 12-year-old son.

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Missing Women

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References1 Police and Crime, Summary Statistics, 1996-2005, Police Services,

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, 20062 Measuring Violence Against Women: Statistical Trends, Statistics

Canada, 20063 The Daily, Statistics Canada, September 25, 20024 Stop Violence Against Women Campaign - Oveview, Amnesty

International Website, http://www.amnesty.ca/campaigns/svaw_overview.php, retrieved on 8-Oct-2009

5 Violence Against Women. Impact of Violence on Women’s Health, Health Canada, 2002, available at: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca

6 Selected Estimates of the Costs of Violence Against Women, Greaves, L., Hankivsky, O. and Kingston-Riechers, J., London, Ontario, Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children, 1995

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References - Continued7 Costs of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the United States, National Center

for Injury Prevention and Control, 2003

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