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Why don’t women report? (Part one)

Posted on June 11, 2025 by Pamela Cross — No Comments ↓

The recent sexual assault trial of five former Team Canada hockey players should put this question to rest forever. Anyone who has followed this trial and still wonders why fewer than 10% of sexual assault survivors report their assaults to Continue reading Why don’t women report? (Part one)→

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Educating judges

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Pamela Cross — No Comments ↓
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One of the most frequent questions I get asked when I speak is: “Why aren’t judges required to take courses on gender-based violence (GBV)?” Just last week, I delivered two trainings in different parts of Ontario, and this question came Continue reading Educating judges→

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Happy retirement, Carol!

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Pamela Cross — 1 Comment ↓

Carol Barkwell, the founding Executive Director of Luke’s Place, is retiring at the end of the week. To say she will be sorely missed would be a significant understatement. Under her visionary and ever-patient leadership, Luke’s Place has grown from Continue reading Happy retirement, Carol!→

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What’s in a word?

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Pamela Cross — No Comments ↓

When a young Kingston woman was killed by her partner last week, police quickly labelled the event a femicide: “The Kingston Police are considering this death to be a femicide as it occurred in the context of intimate partner violence. Continue reading What’s in a word?→

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