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No Apology For Heroism: Linda Sarsour

Ashoke Dasgupta May 10, 2019 No Comments Canadian Muslim Women’s InstituteIslamophobiaIsraelJewsLinda SarsourMayor Brian BowmanPalestineSocial justiceSocial Planning Council of Winnipegwhite nationalismWinnipegwomen's rights

The Social Planning Council of Winnipeg (SPCW) evolved into an organization dedicated to equity, social justice and change. SPCW marked its centenary with “Sorry Not…

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The Future is Female

Isabel Inclan March 9, 2019 No Comments discriminationempowering womengender equalityinequalityInternational Women's Daysexual harassmentwomen's rights

A recent Nanos survey shows that as Canadian women are getting older, they feel less equal than men

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Saudi Arabia, Modernity and Counter Terrorism

Phil Gurski September 28, 2017 No Comments ConservativeDrivingOttawaSaudi Arabiaterrorismwomen's rights

Three cheers for Saudi Arabia!  The conservative Kingdom has ruled that women can now drive and no longer need to be accompanied by a mahram (essentially a male guardian)…

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Experts Say More Concrete Action Needed for Women’s Education, Sexual Rights

Amanda Connolly March 9, 2016 No Comments EDUCATIONFederal GovernmentgenderiPoliticsJustin TrudeauPARLIAMENTwomenwomen's rights

On International Women’s Day, equal rights experts say that cabinet gender equality, a prime minister who calls himself a feminist and social media campaigns such…

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Women’s Organizers Hopeful Under Trudeau Leadership

Shan Qiao and Debbie Douglas March 9, 2016 No Comments federal electionsFederal Governmentimmigrant womenIndigenousJustin TrudeauMetropolisOCASIrefugeeswomenwomen's rights

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…

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Commentary

Our Male Chauvinist Culture

Fred Maroun November 12, 2014 No Comments Canadaforced marriagesfrosh weekgender equalityhonour killingsJian GhomeshipolygamyRapesexual assaultSheila Coppsuniversity campusviolence against womenwomenwomen's rights

Canada’s government will shortly introduce a bill intended to further discourage “barbaric cultural practices,” such as polygamy, forced marriages, and “honour” killings. I suspect that…

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It’s not about sex — it’s about the law

Albertos Polizogopoulos January 29, 2014 No Comments accomodationcharterdiscriminationgenderrightsstudentwomen's rightsYork University

There has been much talk about York University’s decision to accommodate the religion-based request of a male online student to not engage in group meeting…

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