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“The Future is Female”

by Isabel Inclan in Toronto, ON With pink hats, defiant banners and loud voices thousands of women took to Toronto streets this Saturday to commemorate…

Books

Women Noticeably Absent from Democracy Discussion

Webmaster 3 April 11, 2016 No Comments authors books Danica Samuel DEMOCRACY gender gender equality inequality Inequity Phillipines POLITICS South Africa Spain women

by Danica Samuel in Toronto A discussion on democratic transitions highlighted the need to include the role of women when examining how world leaders have…

Education

Increased Effort Needed to Keep Girls in Afghanistan Schools

Webmaster 3 June 20, 2015 No Comments Afghanistan Diba Hareer EDUCATION foreign aid gender equality GIRLS Kabul Kandahar SCHOOLS

by Diba Hareer (@DibaHareer) in Ottawa, Ontario In September 2010, I received a phone call from Afghanistan. My relative, Meena, was on the other end.…

Commentary

Our Male Chauvinist Culture

Marcus Medford November 12, 2014 No Comments Canada forced marriages frosh week gender equality honour killings Jian Ghomeshi polygamy Rape sexual assault Sheila Copps university campus violence against women women women's rights

by Fred Maroun in Ottawa Canada’s government will shortly introduce a bill intended to further discourage “barbaric cultural practices,” such as polygamy, forced marriages, and…