Online Course on Patriarchy and GBV
IWIN offers a free online self-paced course for frontline workers about the realities of Patriarchy and Gender-based Violence from South Asia women's perspective. The course is for frontline workers and anyone else who provides services to South Asian survivors of gender-based violence in Canada.
It caters to social and cultural sensibilities specific to South Asian communities in Canada and provides a framework for better serving this community.
MODULES
MODULE 1
Understanding patriarchy, domestic violence, and intimate partner violence
The first module will define the basic terminology and help the learners understand the context of domestic violence and intimate partner violence in the community. The module discusses the issue with accuracy backed by statistics, the impact of long-term exposure to violence, and helps the participants explain the concepts better to their clients
MODULE 3
Challenges specific to South Asian immigrant Women in dealing with domestic violence
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The third module focuses on better understanding the challenges faced by South Asian women and how those specific challenges impact their access to what is available to Canadian citizens and residents.
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MODULE 2
Patriarchy and its effect on the South Asian immigrant community in Canada
The second module discusses the linkage of capitalism and colonialism to patriarchy. It focuses on the connection of culture and religion to female subjugation and how it impacts the familial relationship.
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