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Indigenous Women Inspire Author
Katherena Vermette sits hunched over the café table, a long rope of cursive writing trailing from her pen, filling the page. Coffee and a waffle grow cold beside her. It is morning—before her day job begins—and the words are flowing, as they have since she was a child living in North End Winnipeg. |
Spring 2017
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 | | Sexual Assault: Where Do We Go From Here? by Janet Nicol | The Jian Ghomeshi trial last year touched off a national debate about the legal rights of women who have experienced sexual violence. As a result, legal experts and activists are now calling for a host of legal reforms, changes to justice protocols and greater support for women’s crisis centres. | MORE > |
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 | | Saving Russia's Only Rape Crisis Centre by Emma Carter | “Syostry” means sisters in Russian. It is also the name of the country’s only rape crisis centre, located in the capital, Moscow. Known commonly by its English name, Sisters has been on the brink of closure since last year. | MORE > |
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Women's News from the Web
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Celebrate IWD and Learn About Women's Rights History
by Penni Mitchell
Most of us can scarcely imagine what life was like for women 100 years ago, and it doesn't help that stereotypes and myths about the lives of our great-grandmothers render invisible the powerful history of women in Canada.
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Equality Should Be the Icing on the Marriage Cake
by Joanna Chiu
I am puzzled by many Western wedding traditions. My multicultural family chooses which customs to observe, and, usually, efforts are minimal. We may roast a duck on Thanksgiving, peer at the moon on Mid-Autumn Festival, or go to the movies on...
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Refashioning Fashion
by Ayesha Mian Akram
As a Muslim woman who practices hijab—the wearing of modest clothing and covering my hair—I spend a lot of time navigating. I navigate the politics of being a Muslim woman in Canada and the politics of finding modest, yet
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Pussies Against Feminism
by Lyn Cockburn
They’re mostly well-educated, young and female, and they want us to know that they don’t need feminism.
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Books About Women's History
by Mary Ann Shadd, newspaper publisher
Because it's 2016, the centennary of the year when many women won the vote in provincial elections, Herizons offers up a list of books all about the contributions women made to Canada's equality rights throughout history, from...
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