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Helping women miners in Bolivia
Marc Belanger, RadioLabour | Women working in Bolivian mines are subject to violence and sexual harassment while being paid almost nothing. Canada's United Steelworkers are helping.
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Participant of Wi'am: Palestinian Conflict Transformation Centre. Image: KAIROS Canada
Women peace-builders call for a voice at the table despite threats and lock downs
Jane Thirikwa | The pandemic has been particularly cruel to women, disproportionately impacting their wellbeing and safety, not only in Canada but also abroad.
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Minister for Women and Gender Equality Maryam Monsef. Image: Maryam Monsef/Twitter/Video screenshot
Parliament focuses on COVID-19 and women, but ignores nursing homes
Karl Nerenberg | The crisis has created a "shadow pandemic" -- violence against women and children. Increased isolation, and the stress it has created, has resulted in more severe violence than ever before.
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The women on the front lines are not getting the respect or pay they deserve
Marc Belanger, Derek Blackadder | RadioLabour's Canada Report: An interview with CLC secretary-treasurer Marie Clarke Walker, and a message of support to Unifor members.
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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."
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Rachel Notley. Image: Connor Mah/Flickr
Do women really do politics differently?
Victoria Fenner | A new book explores the track records, and the rise and the fall of 10 women premiers in Canada, asking the question, "did they approach politics differently than men?"
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Winnipeg General Strike
How women sparked the Winnipeg General Strike
Marc Belanger, C. Marie Ainsborough | RadioLabour's Canada Report May 24 to 31, 2019. Women were the first to walk off the job during the Winnipeg strike, the gender pay gap seems stuck at 20 per cent, and singing: 'Bread and Roses.'
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RadioLabour Canada’s Country Report for the week March 22-29, 2019
Union leaders attend the UN Conference on the Status of Women
Marc Belanger, C. Marie Ainsborough, Derek Blackadder | On RadioLabour for March 22-29 - Karen Campbell of the ETFO talks about the UN's Commission on the Status of Women conference, and a call by a young activist with autism for action on climate change.
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International Women's Day redux - the report from Australia
International Women's Day redux -- the report from Australia
Piergiorgio Moro, Jiselle Hanna | APC was at the 2019 IWD march in Melbourne, Australia and brings you some speeches from Aboriginal women and the issues that they are facing.
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Walking the talk: Our Movement aims to get more women into politics
Meg Borthwick | With 250 participants currently registered, the NDP-led movement’s online seminars are presenting women with solid tools and strategies for succeeding in electoral politics.
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Fighting for the rights of disAbled women
Fighting for the rights of disAbled women
Scott Neigh | Executive director Bonnie Brayton talks about the work of the DisAbled Women's Network Canada.
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International Women's Day Rally
International Women's Day from Melbourne
Piergiorgio Moro, Jiselle Hanna | Two speeches by Kim Bullimore and Dita Nur from International Women's Day in Australia.