Publications

Here, you will find a curated list of our reports, academic articles, education materials, and more. Most of these resources are available open access. If you are unable to access a publication, please contact us at ed4genderjustice@uwindsor.ca for assistance.

Leading Change: Report on the Experiences of Youth Feminist Activists Advocating for Gender Transformative Education
(Project: Leading Change)
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Time to Teach About Gender-Based Violence Toolkit
(Project: Time to Teach About GBV)
Visit our toolkit page to download lesson plans, activities, and supporting materials.
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Gender Transformative Education as Explained by Youth Feminist Activists
(Project: Leading Change)
Vanner, C. (2025). Gender and Education, 1–16.
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Teaching about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA People
(Project: Time to Teach About GBV)
Vanner, C., Goyeau, J., Logan, M., Ryan, K., Weenie, A., & Mitchell, C. (2024). Canadian Journal of Education, 47(1).
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“The Whole Truth: Student Perspectives on How Canadian Teachers Should Teach About Gender-Based Violence”
(Project: Time to Teach About GBV)
Vanner, C., & Almanssori, S. (2024). Pedagogy, Culture & Society, 32(1), 21–40.
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What Do You Want Your Teacher to Know? Intergenerational Reflections in Education Research
(Project: Time to Teach About GBV)
Vanner, C. (2023). International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education.
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The Centrality of Community in Teaching About Gender-Based Violence
(Project: Time to Teach About GBV)
Vanner, C. (2023). Journal of Feminist Scholarship, 22(2), 18–33.
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Teaching and Learning with Power and Privilege: Student and Teacher Identity in Education About Gender-Based Violence
(Project: Time to Teach About GBV)
Vanner, C., *Holloway, A., & *Almanssori, S. (2022). Teaching & Teacher Education, 116.
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Education About Gender-Based Violence: Opportunities and Obstacles in the Ontario Secondary School Curriculum
(Project: Time to Teach About GBV)
Vanner, C. (2022). Gender and Education, 34(2), 134–150.
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Efforts to Enhance Education About Gender-Based Violence: A Workshop and Toolkit
(Project: Time to Teach About GBV)
Vanner, C., & *Almanssori, S. (2024). Studies in Social Justice, 18(2), 362–371.
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Time to Teach About Gender-Based Violence in Ontario Schools
(Project: Time to Teach About GBV)
Trent-Rennick, K., Vanner, C., & Almanssori, S. (2024, June 24). Ed Forum, Ontario Secondary Schools Teachers Federation.
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Gender-Based Violence: Teaching About Its Root Causes Is Necessary to Address It
(Project: Time to Teach About GBV)
Vanner, C. (2023, November 26). The Conversation.
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Researchers Equip Educators to Teach About Gender-Based Violence
(Project: Time to Teach About GBV)
Globe Content Studio. (2024, October 23). Globe and Mail.
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Girls Take Action: Activism Networks by, for, and with Girls and Young Women
(Editor: C. Vanner)
Explore how activism networks empower young women globally.
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Teaching Peace and Conflict: The Multiple Roles of Textbooks in Peacebuilding
(Editors: C. Vanner, T. Kovinthan Levi, & S. Akseer)
Analyzing the role of textbooks in building peace and addressing conflict.
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Kids Help Phone

Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only 24/7, national support service. We offer professional counselling, information and referrals and volunteer-led, text-based support to young people. Whether by phone, text, Peer2Peer Community or through our website, you can connect with us whenever you want, however you want. Our service is completely confidential

Jeunesse, J’écoute est le seul service de soutien à l’échelle du pays qui est accessible 24/7. Nous offrons un service d’intervention professionnelle, d’information, de ressources et un service de soutien bénévole par texto aux jeunes, en français et en anglais.

Trans Lifeline

Trans Lifeline’s Hotline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers. Call us if you need someone trans to talk to, even if you’re not in a crisis or if you’re not sure you’re trans.
When you call, you’ll speak to a trans/nonbinary peer operator
Full anonymity and confidentiality
No non-consensual active rescue (calling 911, emergency services, or law enforcement)
When call volumes are high, it may take longer to get connected—please try calling again.

WAVAW 24-Hour Crisis and Information Line provides 24/7, free and confidential support by phone and online chat. We help the LGBTQ+ community, women, men in Canada who may be struggling or looking for support with sexual abuse. When you reach out to us you will talk with one of our trained and supportive counselors who will collaborate with you to find solutions while giving you an empathetic and compassionate ear. They have expertise and understanding in how to help people going through difficulties similar to what you are. We are ready to support you 24/7, whether it’s the middle of the day or the middle of the night.

Wellness Together Canada offers counselling (phone or video) and crisis support (texting), 24/7. Services are free and offered to anyone across Canada, or Canadians abroad, and provide support for any mental health and/or substance use health need.Translation is available through the phone line, in over 200 languages. The counselling line is supported by trained and supervised counsellors. In addition to counselling and crisis support, a full continuum of virtual mental health and substance use health resources are available at wellnesstogether.ca Wellness Together Canada is delivered in partnership with Homewood Health, Kids Help Phone and Stepped Care Solutions, and is funded by the Government of Canada.

The Listening Ear is dedicated to providing free, compassionate and confidential support over phone. We are here to help everyone in Michigan, the United States, and Canada who may be looking for support with abuse & domestic violence, anxiety, bullying, Dementia & Alzheimer’s, depression, eating & body image, family issues, gambling, gender & sexual identity, grief & loss, loneliness, parenting, pregnancy & abortion, relationships, school or work issues, self-harm, sexual abuse, stress, substance use, suicide, supporting a friend or family member, trauma & PTSD. People call us for many different mental health, crisis and behavioral health reasons. Regardless of what you are experiencing, we can support you. Talking with us is free. As part of our commitment to preventing suicide, we are available to help you if you are considering suicide or harming yourself, or if you are noticing warning signs in a friend or family member

When you contact us you will talk with one of our trained volunteers who will collaborate with you to find solutions while giving you an empathetic and compassionate ear. They have expertise and understanding in how to help people going through difficulties similar to what you are. We support people of all ethnicities, genders, beliefs and ages. We are here for everyone.

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