The Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women publishes “Wife Battering in Canada: The Vicious Circle” by Linda McLeod paving the way for a damning 1993 report of the Canadian Panel on Violence Against Women.

Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women (CACSW) was established in 1973 by the federal government on the recommendation of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women. Its recommendations prompted legislative change concerning constitutional reform, pension, parental benefits, taxation, health care, employment practices, sexual assault, violence against women and human rights.

The National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC) succeeded the Committee for the Equality of Women in Canada, a lobby group founded in 1966 that was responsible for the creation of the Royal Commission on issues affecting women. Consisting of 22 feminist groups in its infancy, the NAC’s mandate addressed issues such as poverty, racism, violence against women, and more. Fighting for equality and social justice for all women, the coalition membership grew to 700 groups, including Interval House, before the group dissolved in the late 2000s.