Gender-Based Violence Task Force

Codified in the Municipal Code of Chicago, the GBV Task Force purpose is to build a whole of government approach to address the pervasiveness of genderbased violence and human trafficking. The task force shall advise the Mayor on how to:

• increase capacity and expertise within City departments to address
• gender-based violence and human trafficking;
• enhance coordination of prevention and intervention efforts among City
• departments and with key outside organizations focused on preventing gender-based violence and human trafficking;
• improve law enforcement response to gender-based violence;
• shift cultural norms on what constitutes gender-based violence and human trafficking and its acceptability;
• collect, analyze, and use data and research to enhance gender-based violence and human trafficking intervention efforts;
• create alternate responses to gender-based violence and human trafficking outside of the criminal justice system; and reform policies that perpetuate or create opportunities for gender-based violence and human trafficking.

Click here for a list of current task force members.