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WomanACT’s research is rooted in evidence and shaped by the community and lived realities of women and gender-diverse people who experience gender-based violence. Using participatory, community-based research methods, we engage survivors as Researchers and Advisors, ensuring their voices guide the research. Grounded in intersectional, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressive frameworks, our research produces practical insights that inform policy, strengthen services, and ensure that solutions represent the voices of those they are meant to serve. 

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Women’s experiences of homelessness and violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada’s largest city: an integrated qualitative analysis of clients of violence against women organizations and encampment residents

Violence against women (VAW) remains a predominant driver of women’s homelessness. Nevertheless, in many countries, including Canada, policy and programmatic responses to VAW and homelessness have developed in isolation from […]

WomanACT and Right to Housing Toronto Written Submission to the City of Toronto’s Planning and Housing Committee – PH16.4 – Implementing a Rental Renovation Licence Bylaw to Address Renovictions, 2024

Housing stability plays a crucial role in the safety and well-being of survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). When faced with renovictions, many women and gender-diverse individuals experience increased housing insecurity, […]

Successful Tenancies: Exploring Survivors’ Experiences in the Private Rental Market in Toronto

How can rental housing work better for survivors? Gender-based violence is a common cause of homelessness among women and gender-diverse people in Toronto and survivors face unique challenges to housing.  This […]

Infographic: Survivors in Toronto’s Rental Market

Survivors living in private rental housing are faring worse than other Toronto renters. The infographic looks at the living conditions of survivors, financial limitations, and eviction related to gender-based violence […]

Infographic: Finding Safe Haven in the City

Housing is critical to survivors’ safety, and there are opportunities for housing providers and landlords to develop policies and practices to protect the tenancies and safety of survivors. Survivors’ experiences […]

Issue brief: Right to housing and violence against women

Violations of the right to housing are largely gendered, with women and gender-diverse people more likely to experience inadequate housing and homelessness. The right to housing is defined as all […]

Infographic: Right to housing and violence against women

The right to housing is more than just a roof over one’s head. It is the right to safe, affordable and permanent housing. Survivors living in violent situations are experiencing […]

“A Place of My Own”: Survivors perspectives on the Safe at Home housing model

Most of the housing options for women experiencing intimate partner violence have something in common: they place the onus on women to leave home in order to reach safety. As […]

Literature Review: Safe at Home

Most of the housing options for women fleeing violence have something in common: they place the onus on women to leave home in order to reach safety. However, policies and […]

National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence: What we heard

In January 2021, the Canadian government announced a commitment to develop a National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence. Leading up to the development of the Plan, we undertook consultations […]

Submission for Rapid Housing Initiative

In September 2020, the government of Canada announced the new Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI) to help address the urgent housing needs of vulnerable Canadians by rapidly creating new affordable housing. […]

Canada’s Approach to a Human Rights-Based National Housing Strategy: A Violence Against Women Perspective

Violence against women is one of the main causes of homelessness and housing instability among women and children, and the lack of access to safe and affordable housing is one […]

Policy Impacts on Violence Against Women in Canada: A Review of Literature on Selected Policies

From a public-policy perspective, violence against women will not be solved through a single targeted policy on violence. Public policies shape and create social conditions. Policies can create social conditions […]

Survivors of Domestic Violence – Portable Housing Benefit

Housing is a key barrier to fleeing violence. Survivors commonly face homelessness and housing insecurity. The portable housing benefit pilot program is a provincial initiative that provides survivors of domestic […]

Recommendations for the Canada National Housing Strategy: Supporting Women and Children Experiencing Violence

In 2016, the government of Canada started to pursue the development of a National Housing Strategy and welcomed feedback and input from community organizations across the country. This report explores […]