The Whistler Film festival launched two new films of interest to women. The first is “Status Quo?” about the status of women in Canada, directed by Karen Cho. Needless to say, it was an emotional event since so many Canadian women are still being held back (e.g. limited access to medical help and no national child care policy). […]
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I hope we (the public) do not have to pay the legal fees to defend the RCMP, our national police force. I have lost track of all the litigation. From harassment suits to systemic discrimination. Yet yesterday I read that two female mounties are now launching a charter challenge because they were not allowed to top
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The glass ceiling hit our first female soccer player inducted into the soccer hall of fame. Due to the barrieers she faced trying to get into soccer organisations Carrie Serwetnyk not only published a soccer magazine: Free Kicks but also founded “Why the Womens World Cup Matters” to draw awareness to the inequality and discrimination facing girls
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A new report by PivotLegal.org suggests that the process used to look into the police mishandling of the Pickton serial murders and Vancouver Missing Women was flawed. As a result the inquiry lost a real opportunity to allow those impacted to heal. The report includes several “process” recommendations (such as not having 25 lawyers defending the
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I just read about how a teacher in Cairo cut a young girls hair in the “protection of Islam.” I have been to Egypt, travelling only with my friend Missy. It’s an advanced country. Or so we think. When will this stop?
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You may not be surprised but one of top three worst careers for mothers is a Lawyer. The other two are Investment Bankers and International Journalists. The best are doctors, teachers and entrepreneurs. It makes sense to me since – for some reason – law firms are still notoriously sweat shops, where billable hours are still
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Here is an excerpt from a Globe and Mail article: “Anyone interested in just how much Russia has changed since the days when it was the Soviet Union should examine what’s called the “Pussy Riot” case. Three female members of Russia’s punk-rock band, Pussy Riot, are facing jail on charges of “hooliganism motivated by religious
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Here is a summary of how far gender equality took us in the recent Olympics. Here is an excerpt: “Yet equality is hardly at hand. At the Olympic level, there are still more men at the Games, and more sports for men. The Winter Olympics are behind the Summer Games. Women accounted for 40.7 per
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Have you heard of window dressing? As you may know the RCMP are being sued by about 100 female officers for systemic discrimination. So what did the federal governmentt just do? It introduced a new law that gives senior RCMP managers even MORE power to discipline officers. Increase the power at the top. As an expert in bullying,
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According to the Census, woemn between the ages of 20 and 34 are taking on trade jobs like never before. Although the news suggests they are shattering stereotypes, the truth is that skilled labour is currently in such short supply that the male-based trades are forced to hire women. Curiously the employers are pleasantly surprised by
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