Gender-based violence and COVID-19 : how the pandemic has shifted GBV policies, and implications for non-governmental organisations and non-profits
department or school: Arts and Social Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Botterill, Lindsay
issued: 2024-01-19T19:11:05Z
issued: 2024
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: In this research I ask: How effectively have Canadian federal and provincial policies shifted to meet the needs of Non-Governmental Organisations and non-profits in British Columbia that serve those who have experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), following the COVID-19 pandemic? Secondly, what can be done to improve the situation? Little research currently exists on this subject, as Canada continues to recover from the implications of the pandemic. To best answer these questions, I examined Gender-Based Violence policies over the past several decades created by the federal government and provincial government of British Columbia. In particular, I employed a policy trajectory approach to consider whether policy adaptations were implemented to meet the increased needs of non-profits and NGOs as a result of challenges brought upon by COVID-19. In tandem with policy trajectory analysis, I utilised an intersectional feminist framework rooted in the scholarship of those like Angela Davis, Kimberlé Crenshaw, and Patricia Hill Collins, as well as supporting literature from Indigenous activists who wrote the MMIWG report, work of disability scholars, LGBTQ2S+ researchers, and others. The inclusion of these authors demonstrates the disproportionate experiences of partner violence, as well as the additional barriers members of marginalised communities face when seeking services. Importantly, I drew upon this work to highlight the ways in which government policies have failed to address gaps in support systems for survivors. Ultimately, the findings of my research have underlined the ways in which policies implemented during the pandemic were largely reactive. Instead, recommendations produced here suggest that governments must: (1) proactively engage with non-profits, survivors and other stakeholders to not only stop partner violence, but proactively prevent it; (2) governments at all levels must acknowledge their role within systems of oppression and work collaborativel…
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note: Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19: How the pandemic has shifted GBV policies, and implications for non-governmental organisations and non-profits by Lindsay Botterill B.A., University of British Columbia, 2020 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Interdisciplinary Studies) (Global Studies) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) January 2024 © Lindsay Botterill, 2024 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis/dissertation entitled: Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19: how the pandemic has shifted GBV policies, and implications for non-governmental organisations and non-profits Submitted by Lindsay Botterill in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts. Dr. James Rochlin, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supervisor Dr. Monica Good, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Adam Jones, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Silvia Tomášková, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Marie Tarrant, Faculty of Health and Social Development University Examiner iii ABSTRACT In this research I ask: How effectively have Canadian federal and provincial policies shifted to meet the needs of Non-Governmental Organisations and non-profits in British Columbia that serve those who have experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), following the COVID-19 pandemic? Secondly, what can be done to improve the situation? Little research currently exists on this subject, as Canada continues to recover from the implications of the pandemic. To best answer these questions, I examined Gender-Based Violence policies over the past several decades created by the federal government and provincial government of British Columbia. In particula…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2024-02
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0438748
language: eng
degree discipline: Interdisciplinary Studies
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Rochlin, James Francis, 1956-
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/87327