Contribution: Gender-Based Violence Program
Women's Place (St. Catharines & District) Inc.
$300,000.00
Responsible Reporting of Gender Based Violence and Gendered Issues in the Media
FY 2021-22 · 2021-10-08
Summary
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.
Department
Program
Gender-Based Violence Program
Location
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2024-03-31
Agreement Number
GV21858
Agreement Start Date
2021-10-08
Agreement Title
Responsible Reporting of Gender Based Violence and Gendered Issues in the Media
Agreement Title (French)
Signalement responsable des cas de violence fondée sur le sexe et des problèmes sexospécifiques dans les médias
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$300,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
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.
Description (French)
Ce projet de 30 mois permettra d’élaborer et de mettre en œuvre une formation à l’intention des journalistes sur le signalement responsable des cas de violence fondée sur le sexe (VFS) et des problèmes sexospécifiques dans les médias afin de s’attaquer aux causes profondes de cette forme de violence. Pour réaliser le projet, Women’s Place (St. Catharines & District) Inc. effectuera des recherches de base sur les reportages des médias locaux sur la VFS, consultera et interviewera des journalistes, des personnes ayant une expérience de la VFS, des groupes en quête d’équité (personnes LGBTQIA2+, autochtones et racisées, personnes handicapées, migrantes et nouvelles arrivantes) et des spécialistes de la VFS, élaborera une trousse de formation comprenant un guide pour journalistes et un documentaire, offrira de la formation aux groupes cibles, mènera des entrevues avant et après la formation et effectuera des recherches de suivi sur les reportages des médias locaux sur la VFS pour déterminer l’efficacité de la formation.
À la fin du projet, l’organisme aura élaboré une pratique prometteuse qui vise à promouvoir l’égalité entre les sexes et la diversité dans le contenu des médias d’information, à améliorer la capacité des médias d’information à lutter de façon appropriée et responsable contre la VFS et à accroître la représentation des femmes et des personnes de diverses identités de genre à titre de spécialistes et de dirigeantes dans les médias d’information.
Ce projet fera appel à des conseillères et conseillers pour mener des recherches sur la représentation des sexes et rédiger des rapports sur les enjeux sexospécifiques propres à la région du Niagara. Cet organisme offre des services dans le secteur nord-ouest de la région; un refuge connexe appelé Women’s Place of South Niagara offre des services dans le secteur sud-est de la région et fera partie intégrante de la prestation du programme à tous les médias du Niagara
Expected Results
Promising practices are incorporated by the GBV sector into new or enhanced supports for target populations.
Expected Results (French)
Intégration, par le secteur, des pratiques prometteuses aux mesures de soutien nouvelles ou améliorées qu’il offre aux populations ciblées.
Organization Code
wage
Organization
Women and Gender Equality Canada | Femmes et Égalité des genres Canada
Program Name
Gender-Based Violence Program
Program Name (French)
Programme de financement de la lutte contre la violence fondée sur le sexe
Program Purpose
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.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Programme de financement de la lutte contre la violence fondée sur le sexe (le Programme) vise à renforcer la lutte contre la violence fondée sur le sexe (VFS) et, en particulier, à remédier au manque de soutien pour deux catégories de survivantes et survivants, soit : 1) les femmes autochtones et leurs communautés; et 2) les populations sous-desservies au Canada (notamment les femmes handicapées, les femmes réfugiées, immigrantes ou en situation irrégulière, les personnes allosexuelles et les femmes des minorités ethnoculturelles). Il s’agit d’un programme de subventions et contributions pour les organismes canadiens qui mènent des projets visant à améliorer les mesures d’aide offertes et à créer des solutions durables et complètes à l’échelle nationale, régionale et locale.
Recipient City
St. Catharines
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Women's Place (St. Catharines & District) Inc.
Recipient Postal Code
L2R 0A3
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2023-2024-Q4-00002