The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto celebrated an early International Women’s Day on Tuesday with a lecture by feminist media critic and advocate Anita Sarkeesian. She brings neglected stories about girl power back to life.
The Bank of Canada announced on Thursday the five women it is considering to put on the next Canadian note.
I think any opportunity to teach girls and boys about awesome female role models and the importance of gender equality is a good one. But part of me is thinking that if you want to celebrate women or a woman’s achievement, why not do it today, tomorrow, any day and everyday?
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau announced last week a Canadian woman will appear in the next series of bank notes. Feminists and gender equality organizations responded almost — but not entirely — unanimously with positive responses.
Toronto women have been among the leaders in the struggle for equality, according to a new exhibit being shown at several locations in the city this month.
Plan Canada gave 24 artists a single page from a photo book to act as their inspiration for an art piece. The book, titled “Every Day Is Malala Day”, is a collection of photographs of…
Growing up in a household where Jeff Perera’s father was abusive towards his mother had an impact on his perception of gender identification. “I had this very warped idea from him that this is my ultimate role model and you either rebel against it or repeat these cycles,” Perera said. “It was an opening for me to kind of explore these issues.” Today Jeff Perera is the community and youth engagement manager for the White Ribbon campaign. His organization delivers talks and facilitates workshops to engage men about the effects of gender inequality and violence against women. This week, the campaign also acknowledged International Women’s Day (IWD).
A Canadian sociology professor says, despite the popular revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa, women’s rights are not yet being respected in the region. The Glenn Gould Studio in downtown Toronto was packed…
Raised in a traditional family, Penny Simmons never dreamed of becoming the “shoe shine gal”.