Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
When Clare Wood, who lived outside Manchester, England, broke up with her boyfriend in 2009, she thought that would be the end of it. However, like countless other women who leave or attempt to leave relationships in which they have Continue reading A step towards prevention
When I saw a picture of hundreds of Queen’s students gathered on Kingston’s waterfront on the first day of the new stay at home order, I gave serious consideration to conceding defeat on looking for hope in favour of fully Continue reading Looking for hope (part two)
In 2014, Miriam Rodriguez’s daughter was kidnapped, held for ransom and murdered by the Zeta cartel in San Fernando, Mexico, which is about 85 miles from the Texan border city of Brownsville. In a country where at least 10 women Continue reading Ni una mas!
When I wrote my first of what turned into 18 pieces entitled “Keeping despair at bay,” we were well into the gloominess of November. As I write today, it is equally gloomy: after some warm and sunny days, it is Continue reading Looking for hope (part one)