Women's Equality Archives - Page 33 of 49

Why all men should be feminists

David Moscrop wrote a fantastic article in the Vancouver Sun (March 29) with this title. He suggests that men have to wake up to the fact that they are priviledged and have many advantages that women still do not. He says that these comforts come at too high a cost to both men and

RCMP don’t need investigations they need restorative justice

The RCMP just announced that they will be training officers to investigate incidences of harassment. This comes when a class action law suit is being persued by over 100 female RCMP officers. As a lawyer and investigator, I am not sure this action will stop sexism or deal with the current complaints. Sexism is not

Yeah for Delayne Sartisan investgating sexism at missing women’s

Things are getting worse for the Missing Woman Commission who is looking into why the murderer (Pickton) of so many sex trade workers was not caught sooner. Recently some former (note they are not current!) staff working working on the inquiry alleged sexist attitudes by certain male staff. So the head (Wally Oppal) decided to appoint Delayne Sartison,

Glass Cliff shows up again in Alberta

Dan Gardner wrote a great article in the Vancouver Sun about the Glass Cliff that powerful women often face. This happens when a sinking organisation promotes a woman to the top. He called it the Kim Campbell phenomena referring to our solo female Prime Minister. When women in these difficult situations fail, she of

Mothers still choose to abort females

An article in the London based Daily Telegraph reports that sex-selective abortions are fairly widespread and doctors are well aware of the problem. Although most doctors consider this practice unethical, since the issue has never been tested at law, many turn a blind eye. I think that even if doctors choose not to stop

Female RCMP officer lost her job and boss get off free for sex in car

A female RCMP officer recently effectively lost her job for having sex in a police car with her boss, another higher ranking RCMP officer. Her husband apparently told all when he found out. When brought to “trial” a three officer panel held her guilty of disgraceful conduct and was essentially dismissed for lying about

Lingerie Football League is demeaning and pathetic

I can’t believe it’s really a sport. But yes there is actually a lingerie football league in which near naked women athletes compete. These women have no protection to prevent injury and “accidental nudity” is common. Although we like to poke fun at it, the fact that is that if it’s happening at all