Violence Against Women Migrants and Refugees: A Podcast
February 23, 2026
GBV-MIG Canada Research Program
This podcast explores the experiences of gender-based violence (GBV) by migrant and refugee women in Canada. As a part of the GBV-MIG Canada Research Program, it aims to show how structural and systemic factors such as policies and legislation shape the violence that migrant and refugee women and girls are likely to experience in Canada.
Episode 1: Migration and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Canada with Dr. Lori Wilkinson and Dr. Evie Tastsoglou
In this episode, host Dr. Pauline Tennent speaks with Dr. Lori Wilkinson (University of Manitoba) and Dr. Evie Tastsoglou (Saint Mary’s University) about the GBV-MIG Canada Research Program. In particular, they talk about how the project came to be, and provide important background information about gender-based violence (GBV) experienced by migrant and refugee women in Canada.
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About the Project
This podcast is a knowledge mobilization initiative from the project, Violence Against Women Migrants and Refugees: Analyzing Causes and Effective Policy Response from the GBV-MIG Canada Research Program. The project is a partnership of four academics and four academic institutions, including Saint Mary’s University, University of Guelph, University of Manitoba, University of New Brunswick.
Funded by the Canada Institutes of Health Research as one of the international partners in the GBV-MIG Project, a winning project of the Gender-Net Plus Consortium.
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