About Anqi Shen

Anqi Shen was a former writer/videographer at the Canadian Women's Foundation. She is passionate about multimedia storytelling, research and policy analysis, and education. She has written and produced content for national news organizations and nonprofits.

From Victim to Mentor

2022-01-14T19:41:21+00:00April 15, 2015|Gender-based violence, Sexual abuse, Women’s poverty|

Elizabeth sitting at a beachAs a young girl, Elizabeth Correia never expected she would one day publish a book and run her own business.

Born and raised in a low-income neighbourhood in the northeast end of Toronto, she grew up in a household where physical, sexual, and emotional violence was the norm. Her father was an alcoholic and often abused Elizabeth and her sister before they were placed in foster care.