Lorraine Greaves
Lorraine Greaves is the Executive Director of the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has played a pioneering role in addressing neglected and emerging women’s health issues – such as addictions, tobacco use, mental health, and violence against women – in a collaborative and multidisciplinary way. Her leadership in bridging biomedical and social sciences, and integrating sex and gender analysis into Canadian health research, is recognized internationally.
Books by Lorraine Greaves
The Dome of Silence
Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Sport
Lorraine Greaves, Olena Hankivsky, Sandra Kirby
”Having experienced coach-athlete abuse as a child and having investigated the issue as an adult, I know firsthand that sexual abuse by coaches is extremely toxic and distressingly common. It’s also shrouded in secrecy. This book successfully lifts that dome of silence.” Mariah Burton Nelson, author of The Unburdened Heart: Five Keys to Forgiveness and Freedom. ”The Dome of Silence uncovers the insidious abuse of power in sport by coaches and officials, and gives real nuts… (more information)
Smoke Screen
Women’s Smoking and Social Control
Lorraine Greaves
Smoke Screen looks at the range of ways in which tobacco affects women: the evolution of cultural pressures on women’s smoking; the meanings of smoking to women; the benefits for socities of keeping women smoking; and the impact of health and tobacco policy on women’s smoking prevention and cessation. (more information)