Toward a World that Works for Everyone
It isn’t just Rep. Cummings that stirred my heart last week. (1) It was also the stands that two Canadian Members of Parliament and one provincial civil servant have taken towards maintaining respect for the rule of law. I have to say I don’t follow Canadian politics any more than I do any other country’s. […]
In many countries, people celebrate International Women’s Day with gifts of yellow flowers. Kiva is kicking off their celebration of women entrepreneurs to mark International Women’s Day on March 8! Over the next week, they’ll be sharing stories of inspiring women borrowers from around the world, rallying to fund the loans of 10,000 women. The […]
The 26-minute film is now streaming. By Samantha Leach, Glamour, February 25, 2019 w.glamour.com/story/period-end-of-sentence-netflix The Academy Awards haven’t always favored female directors. In the 91-year history of the show, only five have ever been nominated for Best Director, and this year, once again, the category is made up of solely men. It’s not entirely dire, […]
Meghan Markle describes how she became an advocate for women when she was an 11-year-old elementary school student. Achieving global gender equality is something this self-described feminist is passionate about.
In just six months, Global Citizens have secured 36 commitments toward gender equality. By Jana Sepehr and Sophie Barbier, Global Citizen, February 25, 2019 httpss://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/she-is-equal-impact-2018/ Last year, Global Citizen launched a bold new campaign to fight gender inequality around the world. Too many sexist laws prevent women from thriving economically, too many girls still miss […]
I want to go on record as favoring affirmative action. I personally am involved in affirmative-action initiatives to close the disparity gap between women and men. My mother was a victim of spousal abuse. I became a gender-issues refugee adjudicator, sitting on claims, among other things, of spousal abuse. The blog serves the resurgence of […]
Fatima al-Fihri: Founder of the world’s first university By Humairaa, Manchester University Press, March 8, 2018 https://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/articles/fatima-al-fihri-founder-worlds-first-university/ Over 1000 years ago, amongst a migrant community in the western districts of Morocco, the vision and investment of one woman paved the way for the founding of the world’s first university: the University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, Morocco. […]
“Purl” is about a pink ball of yarn who joins B.R.O. Capital. By Joe McCarthy, Global Citizen, February 5, 2019 httpss://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/pixar-purl-workplace-gender-inequality/ Pixar’s new animated short film Purl takes viewers inside “B.R.O. Capital” — a company dominated by stereotypical “bros” who tell raunchy jokes, shout over one another, and leave work early to get […]
My daughter was quite young when I began to talk to her about the Womanhood Ceremony we would have for her someday. At first she just ignored me. During her middle school years, she would just roll her eyes. But I persisted. When the time came, she was in her freshman year of high school […]
By Laurie Halse Anderson, Time, January 15, 2019 https://time.com/5503804/ive-talked-with-teenage-boys-about-sexual-assault-for-20-years-this-is-what-they-still-dont-know/? Laurie Halse Anderson is the bestselling author of several children’s and young adult books, including Speak and Chains, both of which were National Book Awards finalists. Her memoir, SHOUT, is due out in March 2019. I started visiting schools two decades ago. It was after the publication […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is an award-winning Nigerian author whose work has been translated into over thirty languages. She was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2015. In 2017, Fortune Magazine named her one of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders. She is a member of both the American […]
India’s city of Pune focuses on sanitation system of the future By Linda Givetash and Priti Gupta, NBC News, Jan. 10, 2019 PUNE, India — Being pregnant, Nikita Vavale finds herself needing to go to the bathroom a lot these days. But what should be only a slight inconvenience is preventing her from leaving the […]
Gillette, the razor company, has created a new commercial, directed by a woman, encouraging men to be “the best they can be.” It’s had over 19 million views now on YouTube within a few days and is stirring up controversy. Scenes of men doing “the right thing” are either being embraced or not. Here’s the […]
This is the third (thank you, Mary) Women’s March, the last one seeing 1 million women gather in Washington. Women’s March: January 19, 2019 httpss://www.womensmarch.com/2019/ On January 19, 2019, women are heading to the streets of Washington, D.C., and cities across the globe. On Saturday, the Women’s March takes over Washington, with sister demonstrations worldwide. […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca Looking at the refugee, homeless, or opioid situations, we can see our fellow humans — our brothers and sisters — stigmatized. But what does that mean? Found in my online dictionary, the words, ‘stigma’ and ‘stigmatize’ have quite a range of meanings. The definitions that concern us are: stigma | ˈstiɡmə | noun (plural […]
