By: Farrah Rajan Justice Minister Peter Mackay claims that women are not applying to be judges because it may take them away from time with their children. Although his comments were made in reference to the lack of diversity on federally appointed courts, the mindset can be applied to all
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The Canadian Progressive: Harper’s “racist” changes to health care for refugees has threatened lives
by: Adrienne Silnicki | First published by The Council of Canadians on June 12, 2014 Another June 16th, is almost upon and we’re once again offering our support and solidarity to incredible organizations like Canadian Doctors for Refugees who are organizing yet another day of rallies and protest against the racist
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Lindsey Stocker: “Teach boys that girls are not sexual objects”
by: Obert Madondo Lindsey Stocker protest poster: “Instead of shaming girls for their bodies, teach boys that girls are not sexual objects” PHOTO: TWITTER Canada has a serious women-hating problem. One that’s directly responsible for our perennial scourge of sexual violence against women. And to headlines like these: One in five Canadians think
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: New study reveals best and worst cities to be a woman in Canada
by: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives | Press Release | April 23, 2014 OTTAWA—A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) reveals the best and worst cities to be a woman in Canada. According to the study, Québec City is the best city to be a woman
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Women’s Work
My mother says that when she graduated from high school in 1972, she had two occupational choices: nurse or teacher. Nurse and teacher are still the most popular choices for women entering the workforce. Statistics Canada said that more than 20% of all female university graduates in 2011 were teachers
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The Parti Quebecois loss tonight shows just how hard it is for women politicians to actually have a chance in government. Pauline Marois will be the 3rd female Premier gone this year, leaving only two; Christy Clark in BC and Kathleen Wynn in Ontario.Why Marois’s loss tonight is bad for women
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The Parti Quebecois loss tonight shows just how hard it is for women politicians to actually have a chance in government. Pauline Marois will be the 3rd female Premier gone this year, leaving only two; Christy Clark in BC and Kathleen Wynn in Onta…
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: From Five Female Premiers To Just Two
The Parti Quebecois loss tonight shows just how hard it is for women politicians to actually have a chance in government. Pauline Marois will be the 3rd female Premier gone this year, leaving only two; Christy Clark in BC and Kathleen Wynn in Ontario.Why Marois’s loss tonight is bad for women
Continue readingcentre of the universe: How much we lost
March is Women’s History Month (in the US). I’m posting articles featuring important women. I’ve been missing her a lot lately. This should be the time of my life when we can finally see eye-to-eye. When I apologize for the bullshit I put her through and she sits back and
Continue readingcentre of the universe: The way you treat others is the way you treat yourself
March is Women’s History Month (in the US). I’m taking this opportunity to write about women who’ve inspired me. There was really little more than native grass and dust in the most of the province when my grandmothers were born – one in southwest and one in central Saskatchewan. They
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March is Women’s History Month (in the US). I’m taking this opportunity to write about women who’ve inspired me. There was really little more than native grass and dust in the most of the province when my grandmothers were born – one in southwest and one in central Saskatchewan. They
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March is Women’s History Month (in the US) These are some of the women who have made a difference in my life. There is one woman I remember looking up to my whole life. I mean, I remember the sensation of just looking at her and thinking “wow”. From the
Continue readingIlluminated By Street Lamps: Locating Canada’s State Multiculturalism As A Racist Doctrine
By Joe Fantauzzi@jjfantauzziCanada is a multicultural nation. More than four decades of policy, legislation and celebration have engraved this country’s pluralism into its national character. The ethnic diversity of this country is presented globally as a fundamental strength of the Canadian nation. But massive structural inequalities which have not been
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March is Women’s History Month (in the US) These are some of the women who have made a difference in my life. When I asked my Auntie Jo how she’d met my uncle, she said “I had just started teaching [in the tiny Saskatchewan hamlet my mum’s family is from],
Continue readingcentre of the universe: Like a drop of ink in a glass of milk
March is Women’s History Month I’m making a series of posts about women who’ve made a difference in my life. I remember going to a friend’s stagette party (it was the first stagette to which I had been invited, other than my aunt’s bridal shower at which my mother, much
Continue readingcentre of the universe: Get up. You’re embarassing me.
March is Women’s History Month (in the US). This is a series of posts about important women. Do you have a friend who’s been part of your life for as long as you can remember? It’s a crazy, wonderful relationship. Almost like siblings, but you *choose* to stay close. Through
Continue readingcentre of the universe: “Changing a prejudicial law is the first step in changing society’s perceptions.”
March is Women’s History Month (in the US). I am doing a series of posts about women who’ve made an impression on me. You have probably never heard of Gwen Jacob. This is unfortunate. In the early 90s, Ms. Jacob fought in the Canadian court system for equal rights. It
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: How to calculate un(der)employment
For my day job, I wrote a thing about underemployment in Canada. I thought that it might be useful to post my method here so that other interested parties could calculate it for themselves. The headline unemployment rate counts all those who are unemployed, available to start work, and actively
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: From Canada’s Five Female Premiers To Three
At the start of this year Canada had five female Premiers, but now because of a few old white men the country only has three. Alberta’s Alison Redford joins Newfoundland’s Kathy Dunderdale on the list of female Premiers forced out not because voters rejected them, but because their respective caucuses
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: From Canada’s Five Female Premiers To Three
At the start of this year Canada had five female Premiers, but now because of a few old white men the country only has three.Alberta’s Alison Redford joins Newfoundland’s Kathy Dunderdale on the list of female Premiers forced out not because voters rej…
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