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Sarah Shepherd, Global Media Monitoring Project volunteer from Canada, monitors the days news during monitoring day, September 29, 2020. Image: contributed photo
Global Media Monitoring Project research finds a male-centric view of the world in the news
Philip Lee | Stories reveal gender bias and extensive stereotyping that perpetuate marginalization, discrimination, and violence against women and girls. Men also have a role to play in addressing this inequality.
News
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Becoming more equal
Shama Naqushbandi | Creating a world of real equality demands more than lip service. Increasingly, it calls for strong leadership, particularly in environments where there is a palpable absence.
News
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Who is the 'Woman' on International Women's Day?
Khadijah Kanji | A category that accounts for half of the world's population can't capture the oppressions, needs and realities of all those within it. At best, this renders it useless -- at worst, harmful.
Podcast
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Oscar-nominated film goes underground in Syria -- literally
David Peck | Below the ground outside Damascus, a subterranean hospital goes about its work in a hidden place. Sound designer Peter Albrechtsen talks about his work on "The Cave."
Podcast
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'Son/Mother' film explores women's rights and family dynamics in Iran
Face2Face | Iranian activist Mahnaz Mohammadi discusses her feature film about how a marriage proposal leads to a single mother's choice between financial security and what's best for her family.
News
Street sign with mother and child crossing the street. Image: barnimages.com/Flickr
What do we make of maternal rage?
Svea Vikander | As the holes in our social safety net widen, societies and governments task mothers with near total responsibility for the safety and well-being of their children.
Podcast
Representatives of the gender subcommittee to Colombia’s peace talks
Women advocate for peace in Colombia
Frieda Werden | After decades of women's peace activism, a new accord is signed.
Book Review
The integral role of Indigenous women's knowledge
Kahente Horn-Miller | 'Living on the Land: Indigenous Women's Understanding of Place' examines how patriarchy, gender and colonialism have shaped the experiences and knowledge of Indigenous women. Read an excerpt here.
Podcast
Smashing the patriarchy in Newfoundland
Scott Neigh | Jessica Barry and Nicole Collins talk about the work that Smash Patriarchy: An Action Team is doing in St. John's.
Book Review
A heavy tale lightly told: Mona Awad's '13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl'
Sarah Hipworth | The clever, substantial and slyly feminist novel "13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl" takes a deep look at beauty norms and society's perception of women through the eyes of Lizzie/Beth/Elizabeth/Liz.
News
Don't worry, white men. You're not oppressed yet
Azeezah Kanji | Why is any erosion of white male authority immediately declared a crisis of apocolyptic proportions?
Blog
Sexual assault is based on power and control
Doreen Nicoll | This is the fifth in a series of articles for Sexual Assault Prevention Month.