Women And Violence

Home should be a safe haven. Unfortunately, thousands of homes are like war zones each day because of domestic violence.

We want to stop the violence and break the silence. That's why The Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation has awarded more than $194,000 in grant money to shelters for women and children in provinces and territories across Canada since 2004.

Many cases of domestic violence go unreported, so statistics are difficult to get. According to the Family Violence in Canada report produced by the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, in 2006 over 38,000 incidents of spousal violence were reported to police across Canada. This represents approximately 15% of all police-reported violent incidents.

Females continue to be the most likely victims of police-reported spousal violence, accounting for 83% of victims compared to 17% males. This holds true for every province and territory across Canada.