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Oct 19, 2017  'I am woman, hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore'Helen Reddy sang those words in 1972, providing an anthem to the women's movement. Forty-five years later, it could serve as the score to a movie documenting the abrupt demise of Harvey Weinstein. |
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Oct 18, 2017  The "alt-right" and Islamophobia continue to be normalizedMaya Bhullar We need to continue to confront and fight back. |
 There has been some good news for abortion rights in Ontario3 Minute Action What are the changes and how do we ensure that the changes are implemented |
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Sep 28, 2017  Ontario NDP bring domestic and sexual violence bill to debateDoreen Nicoll Bill 26, the Domestic and Sexual Violence Act unanimously passed second reading but has been in limbo since October 20, 2016. |
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Sep 26, 2017  Anti-choice MP Rachael Harder “Unqualified and Unfit” to be Chair of Status of Women CommitteeConservative MP Rachael Harder (Lethbridge) has been nominated as Chair of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women (FEWO) despite the fact that she is strongly anti-abortion. |
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Sep 12, 2017  Increased Mifegymiso coverage is progress for abortion access in CanadaThis year has seen an increase in the pool of providers and growth in the universal coverage of abortion drug Mifegymiso. Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada reports on the progress made. |
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Aug 24, 2017  'Combination of drill sergeant and den mother': First woman president of BCGEU dies at 93Meagan Gillmore The Canadian labour movement lost a formidable champion of women's rights this month with the passing of Joan Gower Gillatt, the first woman president of what is now the BCGEU. |
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Aug 1, 2017  Take action against aborted fetus images in publicExtremist anti-choice groups have been invading cities across Canada and forcing citizens to view shocking and graphic photos of alleged aborted fetuses. Take action to oppose them. |
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Jul 29, 2017  'No Dick Pics Please' is a must see at Hamilton's Fringe FestivalDoreen Nicoll The one-woman show by Robin Zee navigates violence and childhood trauma with intelligent humour. |
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Jul 28, 2017  'We Are Not The Others' is a powerful portrayal of immigrant women's experiencesDoreen Nicoll The play is based on a research project conducted by Mirna Carranza, who interviewed female immigrants living in Hamilton. Playwright Izad Etemadi crafted the findings into a powerful one hour play. |
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Jul 27, 2017  The Radical Handmaids' tale of reproductive justice began on Parliament HillAalya Ahmad Radical Handmaids On April 25, 2012, a small grassroots group of (mostly) young women donned outfits inspired by Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel, The Handmaid's Tale, and went to Parliament Hill for a little "cosplay." |
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Jul 25, 2017  How good are we at protecting facilities and doctors who provide abortions and patients who need them?The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada is campaigning to build protections for medical facilities, staff and patients. The study is a province-by-province look at the current protections in place. |
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Jul 23, 2017  Open the Lace Curtains a must see at the Hamilton Fringe FestivalDoreen Nicoll Marianne Daly's one-woman show about a Catholic family's secrets is one of many wonderful shows at the annual festival. |
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Jul 21, 2017  Today is the last day to help improve the domestic and sexual violence workplace accommodation legislation in OntarioDoreen Nicoll The Wynne government's Bill 148 only allows for two days of paid "personal emergency leave," which can be accessed for domestic and sexual violence. This is not good enough. |
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Jul 19, 2017  Niki Ashton is a veteran MP -- and also the youth candidateKarl Nerenberg NDP leadership candidate Niki Ashton describes herself as an intersectional feminist -- and as the candidate of youth and of the left. |
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Jun 15, 2017  The World is Not a Machine: Redefining Power StructuresNeeds No Introduction A talk by eco-feminist, scholar and author about undoing the power structures which are destroying our world. From the 5th Annual Tommy Douglas Institute on May 31, 2017. |
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Jun 15, 2017  'Ask The Sexpert': A film about context, women as allies and the latent effects of colonialismface2face Vaishali Sinha talks to Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film "Ask The Sexpert," cultural context, women as allies, a doctor as a 90-year-old pioneer and the latent effects of colonialism. |
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Jun 8, 2017  Unions are at the fore of the struggle to give workers paid domestic violence leaveMeagan Gillmore A 2014 study found that a third of respondents had experienced domestic violence. Of those, more than half said they'd experienced it at or near their workplaces. |
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Jun 7, 2017  A better man can evolve from a history of violenceDoreen Nicoll "A Better Man" opens with Attiya meeting Steve for coffee 22 years after she literally ran for her life and never looked back. |
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May 31, 2017  Can a child fit into a womb? Brian Lilley apparently thinks so.Nora Loreto Brian Lilley thinks he knows best when it comes to Niki Ashton's pregnancy. |
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May 25, 2017  Disruption is Power: Angela Davis at the Canadian Labour Congress ConventionNeeds No Introduction Civil rights activist, educator, and author Angela Davis spoke at the 2017 Canadian Labour Congress Convention. Listen to her keynote address here. |
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May 8, 2017  Success for women lies in collaboration, say female labour leadersMeagan Gillmore Despite work towards gender equality, women still struggle for recognition in the workforce, and the labour movement. Two women labour leaders weigh in. |
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May 6, 2017  Thirty-five years of the Charter marks 32 years of equality rightsPenney Kome Section 15's curious history makes it a wild card in the Charter. |
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May 2, 2017  Feminism, art and WikipediaTalking Radical Radio Areum Kim and Amber Berson talk about the Art & Feminism campaign's work to close the gender gap on Wikipedia. |
