Violence Against Women – Assignment: 40 marks

1. Choose 2 topics to study:a. Sex Traffickingb. Honour Killingsc. Teen Domestic Abused. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)e. Child Bridesf. Lack of Education for Girlsg. Aboriginal Women in Canada

2. Read over the three different sections provided for each topic – basics, story and solutions

3. From the “Basics” section, take down TEN key facts – explain in a couple of sentences why it is important to know each of these facts. Please don’t repeat yourself

4. From the “Story” section, provide a 1/3 page summary of the key events of her life.

5. From the “Solutions” section, explain THREE different solutions to this problem. (each in a few sentences)

1) Sex Trafficking

Basics: http://dayofthegirl.org/girls-issues/sex-trafficking-in-america/

Story: http://www.equalitynow.org/survivorstories/loreta

Solutions: http://stoppinghumantrafficking.weebly.com/solutions.html

2) Honour Killings

Basics: http://www.unicef.org/newsline/00pr17.htm , http://www.honordiaries.com/wp- content/uploads/2013/06/HD-FactSheet-HonorViolenceEast.pdf

Story: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/06/07/pakistani_teen_survives_attempted_honour_killing_over_love_marriage.html

Solutions: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-women-s-council-unveils-7-steps-to-stop-honour-crimes-1.2288389

3) Teen Domestic Abuse

BASICS: http://dayofthegirl.org/girls-issues/relationship-abuse-teen-dating-domestic- violence/

http://thetinaproject.org/Information_For_Teens.html

STORY: http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20060228,00.html

SOLUTIONS: http://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/news/e-updates/eupdate-11.html

4) FGM –

BASICS: http://dayofthegirl.org/female-genital-mutilation-human-rights-horror/

STORY: http://www.stopfgmmideast.org/a-kurdish-girls-story-of-female-genital-mutilation- fgm-in-iraqi-kurdistan/

SOLUTIONS: http://www.dofeve.org/stopping-fgm.html

5) Child brides:

Basics: http://dayofthegirl.org/child-marriage/

Story: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/oct/01/story-yemen-child-bride

Solutions: http://www.icrw.org/files/publications/Solutions-to-End-Child-Marriage.pdf (p.8 and top part of 9)

6) Lack of Education for Girls

Basics: http://dayofthegirl.org/girls-denied-education-worldwide/

Story: http://worldschildrensprize.org/malalasstory#&panel1-1

Solutions: http://becauseiamagirl.ca/girlseducation

7) Aboriginal Women in Canada

Basics: http://www.amnesty.ca/sites/default/files/iwfa_submission_amnesty_international_february_2014_-_final.pdf (p.2-4)

Story: http://www.nwac.ca/sites/default/files/imce/NWAC_Storytelling_YOUNG%20Lisa%20Marie.pdf (this is a long story, but interesting as she is from Nanaimo – you can just highlight 10 points – make sure they come from throughout the story )

Solutions: http://www.amnesty.ca/sites/default/files/iwfa_submission_amnesty_international_february_2014_-_final.pdf (p.6-7)