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130 million girls deserve an education so they can become empowered women
By
Doreen Nicoll
| January 25, 2017

The other night I watched the movie The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016). This biographical drama stars Dev Patel as Srinivasa Ramanujan, a brilliant mathematician who created complex formulas in his head. The difficulty arose when those in power required written proof of his theories.

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GroundWire | International Women's Day episode

March 19, 2016
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It's expensive to be a woman
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Cheryl MacIsaac
| March 10, 2016

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The great thing about International Women's Day is indeed the opportunity to discuss how to make women's lives better. When it comes to the economics of being a woman, we really do need to consider this dual injustice: Women earn less than men, but are expected to spend more. 

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On International Women's Day, remember women living with disabilities too
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Bonnie Brayton
| March 9, 2016

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How many Canadians today will be thinking about women with disabilities when they think about women's equality?

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On International Women's Day, let's build a national feminist movement
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Nora Loreto Sarah Beuhler
| March 8, 2016

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Depending on who you ask, there is and there is not a feminist movement in Canada.

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Rise up! International Women's Day Toronto march

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On Saturday March 5, thousands of people took to the streets of Toronto for the International Women's Day 2016 Rally, Fair and March.

The march was part of a global day on March 8 celebrating the achievements of women and this year's Toronto event named "All Women Rise Up" focused on three principles: No to violence and hate: Rise to reconciliation now; No to racism and Islamophobia: Black Lives Matter; and no to poverty: Justice on the job.

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Watch: All women rise up! International Women's Day Toronto 2016

2016 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY TORONTO

 

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VOW member reflects on the UN CSW 59 experience
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Meghan Butt
| March 30, 2015

Last week I had the unique pleasure of travelling to New York City with VOW Canada to attend the United Nations 59th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. I arrived in NYC the weekend of International Women's Day, where I appropriately began my trip marching through Manhattan to Times Square to advocate for gender equality.

As this was my first CSW, I really did not know what to expect prior to my arrival. The weight of this global conference did not really sink in until I went to pick up my pass the Sunday before CSW began. After checking in, I wandered around the ground floor, somewhat awestruck that I was actually inside the UN -- an international platform that I have only ever known from academic discourse.

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Resistance is a woman: Lee Lakeman on collectivity, liberation and the feminist movement

March 7, 2015
| On June 14, 2014, feminists and allies gathered to celebrate Lee Lakeman, who retired from her position at Vancouver Rape Relief & Women's Shelter in 2013.
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International Women's Day 2015: Watch the rebroadcast of the rally and march

International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, International Women's Day is a national holiday.

IWD has been celebrated for more than 100 years. In Toronto, IWD has traditionally been a rally and march, and is organized by a committee of social justice, labour, health and women's rights activists.

Watch rebroadcast of the March 7 rally and march below. This event was held starting 11:00 AM, at OISE Auditorium, 252 Bloor St West in Toronto.

 

 

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