Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently overturned a sentence imposed by a trial court judge in a case in which a woman, a recent immigrant from Iran, had experienced brutal physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her husband, Continue reading Justice for all women
One of my favourite writers these days is Rebecca Solnit, a contributing editor at Harper’s Magazine and a frequent columnist in the Guardian newspaper. Solnit writes a lot about the world of violence in which women live and the silence Continue reading To be able to sing and not be silenced
Mandi Gray’s comment after Ontario Superior Court Justice Dambrot upheld the appeal of Mustafa Ururyar, who had been found guilty of sexually assaulting her, is a simple yet powerful indictment of the criminal system’s response to sexual violence. She went Continue reading “It really doesn’t matter what I want.”
Did you know that it can cost twice as much to get an article of clothing dry cleaned if it is called a blouse as opposed to a shirt? Or that a woman typically pays 25% more for a basic Continue reading The consumerist side of sexism