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October
marks National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, an issue impacting women and
families every day across our country as well as here in our local community.
The abuse is a pattern of physically and emotionally violent and coercive
behaviors that one person uses to exercise power and control over another.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) happens when the abuse is used to gain power
over an intimate partner. Columbus Police personnel respond to domestic
violence calls more than 17,000 times a year, leading to the crime resulting in
the most arrests. In Ohio, from June
2016-June 2017, there were 115 fatalities in 84 domestic violence cases. Today
and every day, we stand with survivors of domestic and intimate partner
violence, as well as sexual assault. Believing women is the first step toward
change on an individual and societal level.
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 Along with partners Action for Children and The Women’s Fund of Central
Ohio, the Columbus Women’s Commission co-hosted a screening premiere of the
documentary No Small Matter. The
documentary outlines the importance of quality childcare and early childhood
education, as 85% of brain development occurs by age five and these first years
in life have an enormous impact on a child’s ability to thrive. Commissioner
Gina Ginn, Executive Director of Columbus Early Learning Centers, participated
on a panel discussion after the film viewing.
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Please give a warm welcome to our new Intern Karima Akbary! Karima is a
graduate student in the Glenn College at Ohio State University working on her
MA in Public Policy and Management. Her passion lies in helping women reach
their full potential, and credits her experiences growing up and living in
Afghanistan that lead her to firmly believe that gender equality is key to
sustainable development. Karima has a wealth of previous experience having
worked for the U.S. Department of State in Afghanistan where she advised and
developed materials around gender justice. We are so excited to have her on
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To date, 151 Columbus businesses, non-profits, and public sector
employers have signed The Columbus Commitment: Achieving Pay Equity.
New adopters from the past month of include:
Cameron Mitchell Restaurants
Crimson Design Group
The Ohio Society of CPAs
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Thank you to these organizations for
committing to address the gender & race-based wage gap! Is your employer
committed to closing the gender and race-based wage gap? Join us by adopting The Columbus Commitment today!
The
Mayor’s Office is looking for a new individual to join the work of the Columbus
Women’s Commission and is hiring a Gender Equity Advisor. The
work will focus on policy and advocacy, communications and community engagement
through strong project management skills to advance the work of the Columbus
Women’s Commission and the Mayor’s policy agenda. Applicants can apply via the
City of Columbus website. Click HERE
for more information and to apply.
Earlier this year, Mayor Ginther and other City elected officials announced
eleven comprehensive changes to local laws to reduce gun violence. In addition
to neighborhood safety, protecting victims of domestic violence was a driving
factor. Of the 143 homicides in Columbus last year, 10 were known cases of
domestic violence and in Ohio 87% of fatal incidents involved guns. Read the
full proposal HERE.
ODVN Domestic Violence Awareness
Month Press Conference - Oct. 10
The Ohio Domestic Violence Network will increase public awareness of
the frequency of domestic violence fatalities by releasing a summary of
fatality statistics from the last year, as well as announce the 2018 recipients
of the Croucher Family Award for Outstanding Leadership to highlight best
practices around domestic violence prevention. For more information and in
order to attend this free awareness event, click HERE.
City of Columbus Recognizes
Domestic Violence Awareness Month – Oct. 15
Chief of Police Kim Jacobs reports domestic violence as the crime
Columbus Police make the most arrests for, and is the reason behind
approximately 10 homicides in the City each year. For those reasons and more, the
City of Columbus will light City Hall purple in recognition of Domestic
Violence Awareness Month. That same evening, City Council will present a
resolution at their meeting honoring Domestic Violence Awareness Month. These
meetings are free and open to the public. Find out more on how to attend by
clicking HERE.
Survey Research – Participate
Now! – through Oct. 19
The Women’s Fund
will be producing a research report exploring the gender and racial wealth gap
in Ohio in collaboration with The Institute for Women’s Policy Research
(IWPR). The
report will help identify areas to focus strategic efforts as well as inform policymakers, program
leaders, funders, and other stakeholders about wealth, wealth accumulation, and
the wealth gap between different groups of people in central Ohio. Through this
5-10 minute survey, your insights can make an important contribution to the
report on the gender and racial wealth gap in central Ohio. Take the survey by
clicking HERE.
The Ohio Sex Education Summit –
Oct. 17
Hosted by Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio and the Ohio Center for
Sex Education, this informative event will bring together like-minded
individuals in support of medically-accurate sex education in Ohio. Special
guests include Dr. Joycelyn Elders, the first African-American appointed as
U.S. Surgeon General and Ginny Ehrlich, CEO of Power to Decide. Click HERE
for more information!
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