Status of Women committee  Having an advocate would be instrumental in making informed decisions. When I went to the meetings with my crown attorney and the detective assigned to my case, it was the crown attorney, the detective assigned to my case, and me. I was sitting there with two professionals who kn

Status of Women committee  I received in total more than 150 emails or messages from survivors. That's just in Canada. Reaching out, it's almost an obligation to be supportive. Sometimes hearing other folks' disclosure is tough because it can be re-traumatizing. There is that obligation as a survivor advo

Status of Women committee  To see Farrah, I have to book three weeks in advance. When I see Farrah, she is running to her office. The services she provides, at least to me, from what I know are amazing. It's hard for me to watch her provide these services for all of Ryerson, because it's almost concerning

Status of Women committee  At the time, the only resource I had was Ryerson security, and they gave me a number to call if I ran into my offender. In terms of counselling, as I said, there was a six-week waiting list and I was going to see the same counsellor that my friend was seeing for a completely dif

Status of Women committee  I think the one recommendation is that there is not one recommendation.

Status of Women committee  Unfortunately, the issue lies within the systemic build of the justice system. The violence is through the language and the phone calls and the opinions. I think that one recommendation I would have is to fund real services and treat this as work, because it is work. We can't jus

Status of Women committee  Good afternoon, honourable members of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women. My name is Hannah Kurchik. I'm currently in my third year of a social work degree at Ryerson University. I am a white cis female, here to speak about my experiences around reporting my sexual a