La Marche mondiale des femmes 2021 touchera cinq enjeux, soit la lutte contre la pauvreté, les changements climatiques, les femmes migrantes et immigrantes et les femmes autochtones.
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Three immigrant women in British Columbia share how long waitlists for child care affect their chances at building careers.
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The recent death of Abdirahman Abdi after his violent arrest in Ottawa and the 2015 police shooting of Andrew Loku in Toronto challenge the “meanwhile in Canada” dichotomy that says racial profiling only happens in…
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Women’s rights advocates are looking for influential Canadian female figures to join a national women’s coalition to raise awareness about women’s issues and get more government funding. On Mar. 5, the third day of the…
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Many immigrant women who are experiencing domestic violence require culturally sensitive support services. A new project on Canada’s east coast aims to ensure these types of services are made available. The New Brunswick Multicultural Council…
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While performer and playwright Natasha Martina was researching in a library in Dublin for a play, she came up with the idea to combine her family’s emigrant story and her creative partner Sue Mythen’s knowledge…
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A struggle to find employment and a lack of understanding of the medical system are the main reasons for the “healthy immigrant effect,” a phenomenon of new immigrants’ health decline within their first five years…
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