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Participants were filled with energy and enthusiasm; sounds of optimistic laughter echoed under the dome of Parliament of Jordan. Instead of men in black, grey or blue suits, the place was filled with finely dressed women. Some of them wore their traditional attires. During breaks, women exchange art pieces, scarves and beaded fabric purses with each other. Peace building was a priority during their discussions and panels.  

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The sixth in a seven-part series about sexual assault. May is sexual assault awareness month.

Feminism is the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities.  A feminist is any person who supports feminism. In other words, feminists believe that women's rights are human rights.

I'd like to start by thanking for a few of the Canadian feminists who helped make life for women and girls more equitable:

Women's rights activists and advocates worked hard during the pre-Charter constitutional negotiations to gain broad equality rights provisions in the 1982 Charter of Rights and Freedoms. When those provisions came into effect on April 17, 1985, the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund opened its doors to ensure that they would be given real meaning by the courts.