Roberta S. Pamplona is a PhD candidate in Sociology with a collaborative degree in Women and Gender Studies at the University of Toronto. Editor’s Note: Friday May 22 brought news of the latest ...

This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers May 31 to June 6.

Police are investigating the death of an Ottawa woman earlier this week as a suspected case of femicide. At around 11:30 a.m. Monday, Ottawa police were called to a home on Carousel Crescent ...

A femicide is generally defined as “the killing of women and girls because of their gender,” often driven by gender roles, discrimination towards women and girls or unequal power relations ...

TORONTO - As police in Ontario increasingly investigate killings of women and girls as femicides, advocates say a firm definition of the term must be embedded in the Criminal Code. It’s a change ...

A 54-year-old woman was killed Monday in what Ottawa police are investigating as a femicide. Tracy Duncan was found dead at her home after police were called to the home on Carousel Crescent in ...

Behind Closed Doors is a new campaign intended to bring attention to the prevalence of gender-based violence and femicide. The installation features bold messages and statistics printed on the ...

OTTAWA - Ottawa police say a man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead in her home Monday in what officers are investigating as a femicide. Police say officers responded late ...

In their statement to SBS Indonesia dated April 16th 2025, Patty Kinnersly, CEO of Our Watch, an Australian Organisation that focuses on primary prevention of violence against women, said that ...

Mexico’s femicide crisis is back in the headlines after beauty influencer Valeria Marquez was murdered on a live stream. People walk past a banner reading 'Mexico femicide' put on display by a ...

A 22-year-old university student and model was killed in the Colombian city of Cúcuta, in the latest case highlighting femicide rates in Latin America. Her death is under investigation ...