Two amazing women shine a light on harassment on translink

When I was in Italy years ago I was constantly pinched and touched on the crowed buses. I never thought to complain. See what a few human beings can do with a simple idea? We must all try to find ways to bring forth the voices of those who are silent and silenced. This is amazing and powerful
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Daphne Bramham wrote a great article on UBC Sauder sexism scandal

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The UBC students, while ignorant, can not be entirely blamed for their backward attitudes. What did their parents model or teach them about women? What did their teachers tell them about women in history? What do their professors teach them? What does the pornography industry teach them? What do the male-heavy media headlines teach them? What do

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Happy Persons Day and Women’s Campaign School on Nov 29

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Today, Friday October 18, 2013 we celebrate 84 years since women were finally declared “persons” under Canadian Law on October 18, 1929.   Here is the notice for the Canadian Women Voters Congress upcoming Women’s Campaign School (WCS 2013).   WCS 2013 will be held November 29 and 30 at SFU Surrey. The school is led by veteran elected

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Great article on why our laws do not stop sexual assualt

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Kirk Makin wrote and amazing and well researched article on October 5, 2013 in the Vancouver Sun. He repeated all the horrid statistic including: 90% of rapes are not reported  of the 10% reported and police lay charges in less than 16% of cases. Sadly defence lawyers fight like crazy in court, shaming victims. No wonder women have no trust

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The ever-shrinking funding for women’s equality in Canada

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This is a very good article describing how the Canadian Federal government gives money to specific groups of women (who question its long-term effectiveness) but meanwhile ignores the deeper causes of gender inequality. http://womensenews.org/story/crime-policylegislation/130916/canadas-honor-crime-funding-decried-biased Here is an except of the article by Sadiya Ansari: “Political advocacy was cut from the listed activities eligible for funding by Status of Women by

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