Untangling Gender-Based Violence: Insights from Research and Practice All types of GBV (e.g., physical, sexual, emotional, economic, and legal abuses; digital control) have persistent and damaging consequences (e.g., physical health, mental health, jobs, wages, mobility, ability to care for others, and more)
Preventing GBV requires disruption of social, cultural, political, and economic norms and expectations
Funding to fight GBV must extend beyond services—more funding is needed for advocacy, research, and training
The traumas caused by GBV accumulate quickly (e.g., brain trauma → mental health issues → inability to work → economic stress → mental stress) and spill over to affect children, families, communities, and economies
We need better data to understand GBV, especially among Black, Indigenous, immigrant, non-binary, and trans people
There are multiple ways of learning about GBV (e.g., personal stories, Indigenous knowledge, community-based research, and scholarly studies)
Gatekeeper biases—by police, judges, primary care and emergency doctors —reduce survivors’ ability to access help
GBV-related stress is amplified by precarious immigration status, poverty, and disability
These insights emerged from a 1-day workshop of researchers and community activists at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. More details can be found at: GenderEconomy.org/GBVResearchRoundtable