The City of Vancouver has launched a survey to better understand gender-based harassment and sexual assault in public spaces, in an attempt to reduce violence against women and transgender, two-spirited and gender-diverse people. Anyone who has witnessed or experienced gender-based or sexualized violence or harassment in Vancouver — examples include unwanted touching, cat-calling, being followed, and homophobic, transphobic and racist harassment — is invited to complete the online survey now. "There is actually really high rates of gender-based and sexual violence and harassment … happening across not only the city of Vancouver, but across so many cities around the world," said Bong. "It's not just about also addressing sexual violence for women and girls, but also addressing other forms of gender-based violence for people of all marginalized genders." You can learn more about the UN Safe Cities initiative and the survey on the City of Vancouver's website.

Source: CBC News August 08, 2021 15:00 UTC