By Ashoke Dasgupta in Winnipeg, MB The Social Planning Council of Winnipeg (SPCW) evolved into an organization dedicated to equity, social justice and change. SPCW…
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Tag: women’s rights
The Future is Female
A recent Nanos survey shows that as Canadian women are getting older, they feel less equal than men
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Commentary by: Phil Gurski in Ottawa Three cheers for Saudi Arabia! The conservative Kingdom has ruled that women can now drive and no longer need to be…
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Experts Say More Concrete Action Needed for Women’s Education, Sexual 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…
View More Experts Say More Concrete Action Needed for Women’s Education, Sexual RightsWomen’s Organizers Hopeful Under Trudeau Leadership
by Shan Qiao in Toronto Women’s rights advocates are looking for influential Canadian female figures to join a national women’s coalition to raise awareness…
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Our Male Chauvinist Culture
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…
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It’s not about sex — it’s about the law
by Albertos Polizogopoulos There has been much talk about York University’s decision to accommodate the religion-based request of a male online student to not engage…
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