Grants and Contributions:

Responsible Reporting of Gender Based Violence and Gendered Issues in the Media

GV21858

$300,000.00

Oct 8, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024

This 30-month project will develop and implement training for journalists on the responsible reporting of gender-based violence (GBV) and gendered issues in the media to address the root causes of gender-based violence. Women's Place (St. Catharines & District) Inc. will achieve this by performing baseline research of local media reporting on GBV; consulting and interviewing journalists, people with GBV lived experience, equity seeking groups (LGBTQIA2+, Indigenous, and racialized people, people with disabilities, migrants and newcomers) and experts on GBV; developing a training package which will include a journalist guide and a documentary; delivering training to target groups; performing pre and post-training interviews as well as follow-up research of local media reporting on GBV to determine training effectiveness. At the end of the project, the organization will have developed a promising practice that aims to promote gender equality and diversity in news media content; enhance news media capacity to appropriately and responsibly address GBV; and increase the representation of women and gender-diverse people as experts and leaders in news media. This project will engage with consultants to conduct research on region-specific gender representation and gender-based issue reporting in Niagara. This organization serves the North-west area of the region, their sister shelter, Women's Place of South Niagara, serves the South-east area of the region and will be integral in the delivery of the program to all media outlets in Niagara.

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Promising practices are incorporated by the GBV sector into new or enhanced supports for target populations.

St. Catharines, Ontario, CA L2R 0A3

001-2023-2024-Q4-00002

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Women's Place (St. Catharines & District) Inc.

Gender-Based Violence Program

The purpose of the GBV Program is to strengthen the GBV sector to address gaps in supports for two groups of survivors: 1) Indigenous women and their communities, and 2) underserved populations (including women living with a disability, non-status/refugee /immigrant women, LGBTQ2S, gender non-conforming people and ethno-cultural women) in Canada. The Program provides grant and contribution funding to Canadian organizations to improve supports to help create long-term, comprehensive solutions at the national, regional, and local levels.