The fall 2022 “Tough Chicks” class created this mural at the South West Detention Centre.
The House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women took up recommendations from UWindsor researchers in a report addressing partner and family violence.
Professor Betty Jo Barrett will lead the fall 2022 Walls to Bridges course “Tough Chicks.”
Applications are now open for the fall 2022 Walls to Bridges course “Tough Chicks: Representations of Women’s Strength and Anger in Popular Culture and Society.”
This will be the fifth Walls to Bridges course offered by Women’s and Gender Studies in the School of Social Work at South West Detention Centre. The classes are taught in jails, prison, and community correctional settings, bringing together students who have been incarcerated with those enrolled in university programs.
Women may delay leaving an abusive partner if they co-own a pet, say the authors of an article published this week.
Shelters offering a haven from domestic violence often lack the resources to house companion animals.
