Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
On November 25, 2015, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Dubravka Simonovic, called on all States to focus on gender-related killing of women by the creation of a “femicide Continue reading Just because they are women
On December 13, 2017, the criminal law chapter of Mandi Gray’s rape story came to an end when the man charged with sexually assaulting her, Mustafa Ururyar, entered into a peace bond in which he agreed not to contact her Continue reading Not with a bang but a whimper
Over the past several weeks, we have been inundated with an unheard-of number of allegations about behaviour directed mostly at women by well-known and/or powerful men. This behaviour ranges from inappropriate to criminal. It feels a bit mind-boggling, to tell Continue reading Who’s leading the discussions about men’s behaviour?
The festive season (or, as it is sometimes called in my house, the f***ing festive season) is upon us. No doubt you have been inundated with commercial reminders of this for weeks. Even for those who love this time of Continue reading Deck the halls . . . with sexism