Gender-Based Violence in Canada

Gender-based violence in Canada
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Introduction
Generally, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a sociological virtue that is always against
certain rights of a group in the society. It may be based on gender inequality, perceived gender or
the gender oppression in the society. According to Kuokkanen (2015) in Canada gender-based
violence disproportionately impacts different people in the country. Most of the groups
vulnerable to gender-based violence include women, Indigenous groups, and people with
disabilities, children and remote communities in the nation. The issue of gender-based violence
is not limited to the physical abuse we know but also it includes the words, the actions, and
attempts that aim at degrading, controlling, intimidate and threatening or harming a person
within society. When it comes to gender-based violence in Canada the victim can experience one
or more form of violence or abuse.
In this research, the aim is to support three gender-based violence practices which are in Canada.
In order to come up with adequate information on gender-based violence in Canada, three
scholarly materials have been used in the entire research. The three scholarly materials analyses
gender-based violence practices such as gender discrimination in Canada. The scholarly
materials used in the research include;
The first source is Siltanen, J. and A. Doucet .2017. Gender Relations in Canada:
Intersectionalities and social change, 2nd edition. Toronto: Oxford University Press Canada. It
describes on gender discrimination in Canada. Basically, gender discrimination is a big challenge
facing the whole nation. Gender discrimination as part of GBV almost occurs in all parts of the
world. The issue also occurs in most powerful countries like Canada whereby women are earning
a total of 74.5 percent less than what men are earning (Fnais et al.,2014:90).This was the
percentage which people in Canada used to earn in the 1980s which is four times lower than

today's earnings. The sources also give some reasons on why gender discrimination in Canada
occurs. It shows that gender discrimination is caused by a difference in culture. The scholarly
materials argue that society's culture tends to shape the way things should be done. Most of the
times culture will give an explanation on who are women and who are men including their
responsibilities and roles in different sectors. Most of the times cultural definitions on gender
will tend to differ in some communities. For instance, the culture will describe that women work
and men work in home and community respectively. This explanation will be different from
other community and that's where the issue of gender discrimination arises in Canada (Fnais et
al., 2014:120). In general from the definition ones finds that women have less personal
autonomy, unable to acquire services and also less influencing than men in Canada. The source
goes ahead and stipulates how gender discrimination affects Canada as a nation. For instance,
as immigrant women of color the Ijusha women (Japanese Canadian citizens) always face the
unemployment challenges. The Ijusha women are also subjected to abuse in different fields. The
stereotypes of Asian women are also aspects of gender-based discrimination in Canada. In
addition, the source has clearly indicated the laws governing the gender-based violence on issues
of gender discrimination. Canada's Charter of Human Rights and Freedom indicates that all
individuals in Canada have equal rights under the law and no discrimination at all. The charter
explains how the lawbreakers will face the tough measures of law thus alerting the society to halt
issue related to gender inequality in the whole nation (Saewyc, Konishi, Rose & Homma, and
2014:98).
The second source is Marshall, S. K., Faberge-Andersen, P., Tilton-Weaver, L. C., &
Stattin, H. (2013). Peer sexual harassment and deliberate self-injury: Longitudinal cross-lag