In Canada, gender inequality is visible in many different areas and men are given the idea that they are more important than women. Society makes it easier for a man to believe that he has the right to be in charge and to control a woman, even if it requires violence. Half of all women in Canada have experienced at least one incident of physical or sexual violence since the age of 16 and about half (49%) of all female murder victims in Canada are killed by a former or current intimate partner. In contrast, only 7% of male murder victims were killed by intimate partners. When it comes to sexual assault, women are not believed or are blamed for being assaulted. This kind of dominant mentality and aggressive action is what overall separates the
