GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY

Presented by Manvir Bhangu, Centre for Research & Education on Violence against Women and Children.

This presentation will touch on the work Laadliyan does in the South Asian community, particularly within the Peel Region with a focus on Gender-Based Violence. The presentation will focus on previous research conducted by Laadliyan’s team on this issue, a Gender Based Violence toolkit that was created, and the work Laadliyan is doing to combat this issue in their local community.

Presented by: Manvir Bhangu.

Manvir Bhangu is a gender equity and human rights advocate and a community mobilizer. Manvir is the Founder of Laadliyan, a nonprofit that empowers South Asian daughters through education, engagement, and awareness. Through Laadliyan, Manvir has directly impacted over 8,700 girls and women in the South Asian community with everything from bridging intergenerational divides to navigating living in Canada as an international student, to accessing free menstrual care packages. In 2018, Manvir successfully co-authored a paper for the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health on the prevalence of son preference in the Indo-Canadian community after partnering with St. Michael’s Hospital to conduct qualitative research on the topic.

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