Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
These words, from a student at Western University last week, should serve as a powerful and plaintive reminder that we need to do more — much more — to end the rape culture prevalent at post-secondary institutions in this country. Continue reading “Who’s to say it can’t happen to me?”
State Bill 8 (SB 8) came into effect in Texas a week ago. This law bans abortions once a woman is six weeks into a pregnancy. As anyone who has been pregnant knows very well, not many women know they Continue reading It could happen here
Now is certainly a better time than ever before to be a girl or woman in Canada. It is also better to be a girl or woman here than in many other parts of the world; the present situation in Continue reading Half the population
Some days, the news provides head-explodingly juxtaposed stories. August 16th was such a day. First, I read about the takeover of Kabul that day and all that would mean for the women and girls of Afghanistan. Then, my eye was Continue reading Cultural chasms