News
a sweetheart deal: Ad Hoc’s 25 years of constitutional reform
by | Feb 13, 2006
Making sure women counted in Canada’s constitution has never been easy – but it’s also something women have been willing to work hard for. In 2006, the anniversary of the Women’s Constitution Conference was marked by a gathering in Ottawa. read more
News
building hope in Lesotho
by | Dec 2, 2005
This Canadian initiative helps youth, especially girls, to avoid HIV/AIDS and early death. Help Lesotho tackles the ravages of the disease on vulnerable children through initiatives to shore up the country’s existing community and educational structures. The key is education. Getting and keeping children in school – and providing them with hope of a future they can create for themselves – greatly reduce the likelihood of inflection. Yet few can afford it. read more
News
Aboriginal women, sexual violence and HIV/AIDS
by | Nov 28, 2005
Each year, December 1 marks World AIDS Day. From November 25–December 10, 2005, activists around the world are talking about the connections between two epidemics: violence against women and AIDS. Women living with violence are less able to protect themselves from infection and less likely to get important health information and services, including testing and treatment. In Canada, this twin crisis has an especially devastating impact in Aboriginal communities. read more
People
a person of the world: Mary Coyne Rowell Jackman
by | Nov 25, 2005
Her life spanned much of the twentieth century. She was a citizen, an advocate and an internationalist who wanted a more equitable society. She was a privileged woman whose mother presented her with Virginia Woolf’s Room of One's Own as a wedding gift. She struggled within the confines of the rules and roles imposed by family, gender and obligation. Through it all, Mary Coyne Rowell Jackman was her own woman. read more
People
Mary May Simon, Canada’s first Ambassador for Circumpolar Affairs
by | Nov 11, 2005
She studied at home because she couldn’t go to regular school as a child. Mary Simon went on to build an impressive list of accomplishments, all carried out with a commitment to advocating on behalf of the native people of Canada’s North. read more
Reviews
women and war: Women’s History Month 2005, contributions and consequences
by | Oct 5, 2005
It’s been 60 years since World War Two ended. On this anniversary, Women’s History Month looks at the roles of women in times of war, peace-making and conflict. CoolWomen reviews its stories about Canadian women who have faced the battle. read more
People
Welcoming Governor General Michaëlle Jean
by | Sep 29, 2005
On August 4, 2005, Prime Minister Paul Martin announced he had selected 48-year-old Michaëlle Jean to succeed Adrienne Clarkson as Canada’s Governor General. It was an inspired, historic and, at the time, controversial choice. Jean – a broadcast journalist from Quebec, whose family came to this country as refugees when she was ten – would become the first Black person and the first Black woman to hold the vice-regal position. read more
People
acts of war, acts of peace, acting for equality
by | Sep 21, 2005
Since she was a teenager in strife-ridden Sri Lanka, Toronto’s Regi David has worked for peace, and to ensure women’s rights. More than once, she’s risked her life because of her commitment. “I could think of no better role model for any woman.” read more
Ideas
the Miss G__ Project, making women’s studies a back-to-school basic
by | Aug 25, 2005
Women’s studies is not, as some have dismissed it, “a course for girls.” It is a significant scholarly discipline, one which has amassed a respected and respectable tradition since it first emerged at the university-level in the mid-twentieth century. And it should be taught in high scho read more
People
more profiles of peaceful women
by | Aug 4, 2005
“It’s about a thousand acts around the world to create change. It’s about recognizing the community development work done by women, which is not often recognized.” This week: what Landon Pearson, Doreen Spence, Julia Morton-Marr and Kama Steliga have done to receive this honour. read more
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