Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
“But if you try sometime you find/You get what you need.” Many women leaving abusive relationships would take exception to even the modest optimism expressed by the Rolling Stones in this 1969 hit. Nonetheless, this is very much the tone Continue reading “You can’t always get what you want . . .”
Holly Hamilton, 29, Hamilton Baljit Thandi, 32, and Avtar Kaur, 60, Brampton Elaine Bellevue, 61, Mississauga Jan Singh, 70, Oakville Barbara Kovic, 76, Etobicoke Ulla Theoret, 55, Raya Turunen, 88, Paul Theoret, 28, Ryerson Township Safaa Marina, 53, Nepean Brenda Continue reading 2018: a killing field for women in Ontario
I recently spoke with a woman – I will call her Sally — who has been dealing with ongoing, serious sexual harassment and assault in her workplace. She was very angry, and rightly so: she had used the proper internal Continue reading Celebrity activism: Does it help or hurt?
Last year, I spent IWD in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where I participated in a march led by an all-women’s mariachi band, dressed from head to toe in vibrant pink (the band, not me!). It was an exhilarating experience Continue reading International Women’s Day in San Miguel