Do Men Have a Role in Ending Violence Against Women & Children?

Here are a few publications in the BCSTH Library Catalogue by men who speak on  the role of men in ending violence against women and children.

Link to the author's website for more information, such as online videos, articles, books etc. BCSTH Members may email us to borrow any of these resources, and others they find in the BCSTH Library Catalogue.

1. Jackson Katz

What's in the BCSTH Library Catalogue by Jackson Katz.
If it's out, we can place it on hold for you.

We have quite a selection of resources by this author for members to borrow or link to, as you can see from the library catalogue screen shot, from 10 Things Men Can Do To Prevent Gender Violence to The Macho Paradox (2006) and Men Speak Out (2008), to the very popular DVDs Spin the Bottle, Tough Guide, and Wrestling with Manhood.




2. Paul Kivel

We have several of Kivel's publications, including Boys Will Be Men (1999) and Men's Work: How to Stop the Violence that Tears our Lives Apart (1992) [DVD].

Kivel also writes for children: I Can Make My World A Safer Place for adults to read to children aged 6 - 11 (2001), and Making the Peace: A 15-session violence prevention curriculum for young people .





3. Michael Kaufman & Michael Kimmel

The Guy's Guide to Feminism (2011) is a popular read with good information for anyone. It is authored by Kaufman and Kimmel.

Both Kaufman and Kimmel have chapters in the academic text Gender Violence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (2007). They also feature in the academic text Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex and Power (2008).

Cracking the Armour: Power, Pain and the Lives of Men (1994) is an earlier publication by Kaufman. Kimmel writes Guyland: The Perilous World where Boys Become Men (2008).



4. What More?

• Canadian men and masculinities : historical and contemporary perspectives, edited by Christopher J. Greig and Wayne J. Martino, 2012.

"The chief aim of this book is to examine, from historical and contemporary perspectives, the production and performance of men, boys, and embodied masculinities in the Canadian context. Within this framework Canadian Men and Masculinities explores a range of issues including modern fatherhood, black male athleticism, indigenous masculinities, and wrestling and body building."

• Being boys, being girls : learning masculinities and femininities, Carrie Paechter, 2007.
• Engaging men and boys in changing gender-based inequality in health: evidence from programme interventions. World Health Organization, 2007.

• Men's attitudes and behaviours towards violence against women, Alberta Council of Women's Shelters, 2012.
• Equality with a vengeance : men's rights groups, battered women, and antifeminist backlash (2011).
  
  The other side of the coin... "looking at efforts by men's rights groups in the United States to file lawsuits to remove funding from shelters and services for battered women. The argument that domestic violence is gender neutral is examined as part of the backlash against feminism."

Please visit the BCSTH Library to learn more about resources and information services developed especially for members of the BC Society of Transition Houses, and contact us for more information.

Deb & Tina, Co-Librarians

library@bcsth.ca

www.bcsth.ca
BC Society of Transition Houses

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Statistics on Violence Against Women in British Columbia & Canada

Finding the best and most relevant statistical information can be tough. Statistical reporting is often done by governments covering federal, provincial, or local jurisdictions, and may measure changes over time. Sometimes data sets are available, but have not yet been interpreted. Sometimes the most recent statistics compiled may be many years old as it takes time to interpret and compile the data collected.

Beyond these large reports, we often rely on reports from organizations (grey literature), such as a report by a particular organization on their client group, or published journal articles which gather research data on a population or service or geographical area which can help to paint a picture of issues relating to the state of violence against women.

To find all of our publications on statistics and surveys in the BCSTH Library Catalogue, click on the "Statistic & Surveys" Reading List.


Here are some key, recent statistical publications from our Library Catalogue.

1. BC Census of Women Served by Programs to End Violence

Each year since 2009, BCSTH has conducted a one-day census to find out how many people are served by programs to end violence against women. The full report is released in April 2013, during Prevention of Violence Against Women Week.

"In 2012, initial findings show that programs across BC supported 1,772 women and 943 children [on one day]. Fifteen women were pregnant. Forty-two of these women were threatened by a gun. However, 260 women, many of them mothers, were unable to get the support they needed, and 338 children remained on waiting lists for Children Who Witness Abuse Programs or were unable to get the support they needed."

Other jurisdictions conduct similar surveys, such as the US National Network to End Domestic Violence Annual Census.

Other examples of BC reports in the catalogue include Intimate partner violence in British Columbia, 2003-2011. Burnaby, BC: : Ministry of Justice, Office of the Chief Coroner, 2012.



2. Statistics Canada Reports

Stats Can has produced Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile for many years, with more specific analysis in articles (see 2004 and previous years, e.g., homicide, children, older adults, etc). The most recent report is from 2010, published in 2011.

Juristat is Stats Canada's journal, containing articles based on this Stats Can data. Browse the many articles available, such as Measuring Violence Against Women: Statistical Trends, released February 25, 2013. [most current report we have]


Stats Canada has also conducted a Transition Home Survey for many years with these Fact Sheets about the provinces and territories, including British Columbia (see table).



 3. Cost of Violence Against Women

This is an often-asked question and these reports are available:

• Intimate partner violence in a sample of women who have left abusive partners: a social determinants of health approach. 2012. Article | UBC press release
• Selected estimates of the cost of violence against women. Lorraine Greaves et al. 1995. Article
• The economic costs of violence against women : an evaluation of the literature. Tanis Day et al. 2005.
•  The health-related costs of violence against women in Canada: the tip of the iceberg / by Tanis Day 1995. (Available in the BCSTH Library)
  
  

Want More? There are many other report and surveys available in the BCSTH Library Reading List on "Statistics & Surveys".

Please visit the BCSTH Library to learn more about resources and information services developed especially for members of the BC Society of Transition Houses, and contact us for more information. 

Deb & Tina, Co-Librarians

library@bcsth.ca

www.bcsth.ca
BC Society of Transition Houses

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada