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Meet the Young Feminists Fighting Sexual Harassment in Canadian Politics

Sexual harassment and abuse are pushing women out of Canadian politics. A new group headed up by young women hopes to change the culture in order to keep them there.

Counting Femicide: How Data Can Prevent Misogynist Violence

Dabney Evans

Dying as a woman is different than dying because you are a woman—but we lack the scientifically sound and comparable data on femicide we need to prevent the most extreme form of gender-based violence.

Global

Peace Heroes: Mobina Jaffer is Canada’s Women, Peace and Security Champion

International Civil Society Action Network

Canadian Senator Mobina Jaffer’s life and career capture the spirit and essence of International Women’s Day. We talked to her about her experiences as a female envoy and mediator and her persistent struggle to ensure women’s participation in peace-making.

Marching On for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Natasha Pinon

On Valentine’s Day, activists in Fargo, Minneapolis, Vancouver, Rapid City, S.D., Toronto and Seattle organized marches and vigils for victims of violence who are too often forgotten.

Elizabeth May Wants More Women in Parliament

Shelley Tomlinson

Elizabeth May—the leader of the federal Green Party and sole Green Member of Parliament (MP)—wants more female company.

Securing Peace on Earth

Jessica Merino

In a move that elevates women’s role in the prevention and resolution of conflict globally, Clare Hutchinson has been appointed as NATO’s Special Representative for women, peace and security.

Education

A Gap Between Girl Power and Girlhood in the Classroom

Madeline Kim

The notion that girls are treated equally as boys and that girl power stories are the norm does not line up with the reality of everyday sexism in America. A new study is proof.

Global

Canada’s New Plan to Prioritize Women and Girls

Lauren Young

Canada has unveiled plans to introduce a “feminist international assistance policy” that will see at least 95 percent of Canadian foreign aid allocated to help women and girls by 2021.

Global

What a Real Feminist Foreign Policy Looks Like

Valerie Percival

Building the bricks and mortar of gender equity in other countries isn’t straightforward. But it can be done.

Global

How Canada Finally Axed Its Federal Tampon Tax

Courtney Dickson

As American activists embark on a journey to end the so-called “tampon tax,” they’ll want to look to activists in countries that have successfully lifted similar taxes in recent times. Canada happens to be one of those nations. According to canadianmentruators.ca, Canadians collectively spent $519,976,963 on menstrual products in 2014 (before tax). With a 5 […]

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