Global Issues
Canada – Winnipeg
• 75 missing or murdered women listed in Manitoba by Native Women’s Association of Canada’s Sisters in Spirit project.
• 4,126 women subject to violent assault in 2009.
Advocacy:
• Sage House provides drop-in, health and outreach programs for street-involved females and transgender people.
Sources: Gender Differences in Police-reported Violent Crime in Canada, 2008, Statistics Canada; Winnipeg Free, Compiled by J. Hainsworth