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  • About the Sexual Violence section

    Information on sexual violence has been synthesized by the INSPQ upon request of the Secrétariat à la condition féminine, and is based on both scientific and grey literature. 

  • Redaction and financial support for the Sexual Violence section

    Redaction and collaboration on the updates of the media kit

  • Best practices for covering sexual violence in the media

    Coverage of sexual violence by the news media is essential, as it helps to convey information about the issue to the public. Although it can be difficult to cover cases of sexual violence, appropriate media coverage reflects the complexity of sexual violence and does not present the case as an individual, isolated event. Its aim is to avoid harming victims and survivors as well as their loved…

  • Perpetration of sexual violence

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  • Understanding sexual violence

    Sexual violence encompasses all acts of violence manifested sexually and includes sexual assault.  The term sexual assault is used when the information presented concerns this specific form of sexual violence. Definitions of each of these terms are provided in this text.

  • Forms of sexual violence

    Sexual violence can occur in many contexts, such as within or outside the family, or in intimate relationships. Sexual violence can take many forms. Depending on the nature of the act and the context in which it occurs, it can take the form of sexual assault, with or without physical contact, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, and reproductive coercion.

  • Myths and facts about sexual violence

    Information transmitted by the media should be free of myths. This is no easy task given that they can be spread in a number of subtle ways; for example, by drawing attention to certain aspects of a case of sexual assault, choosing inappropriate wording or making flawed interpretations. .

  • Statistics about sexual assault

    In Québec, in 2018, according to data from the Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces (SSPPS), 11% of women and 4% of men reported being sexually abused by an adult during childhood (before the age of 15). This is equivalent to 7.5% of the Québec population.

  • Risk Factors associated with sexual violence

    Risk factors for sexual assault are conditions, circumstances or characteristics associated with an individual or his or her environment that increase the likelihood of the individual becoming a perpetrator or a victim of sexual assault. The presence of one or more risk factors is not a cause of sexual assault, but it can increase the risk that sexual assault will occu

  • Legislation and sexual offences

    Sexual violence is the subject of several pieces of criminal and civil legislation. These laws constitute the legal framework.