Walking Turcot Yards: International Women’s Day 2013

By neath, on March 8, 2013, at 12:36 pm

International Women’s Day: What’s the way forward? By

Judy Rebick

| March 8, 2013

As an aging feminist I am often asked to speak about the progress we have made as feminists and how much is left to do. It gets depressing sometimes because of the persistence of violence against women and economic inequality. I am despairing of the deep gendered divide in children’s toys and the heavy load placed upon young women expected to be beautiful, thin, successful, a great mom and too often chief cook and bottle washer at home. Not to mention daily viewing the old Reform

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Canadian Progressive World: On International Women’s Day, A Focus on Canada’s Gender Deficit

By Obert Madondo, on March 8, 2012, at 10:42 pm

As the world celebrates women’s achievements, Naomi Klein stands out among the many gifts Canada has given to the world. Her work and passion around globalization, capitalism, human rights and, recently, the Keystone XL pipeline, …Read More

 
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350 or bust: In Honour of International Women’s Day, Let’s Stop Harming and Start Helping

By Christine, on March 8, 2012, at 12:51 pm

It’s International Women’s Day, a good time to reflect on the fact that women around the globe are, and will be in the future, disproportionately affected by the effects of a changing climate. Oxfam lists the ways that climate change affects women – and consequently children: Women are more likely to die during natural disasters [...]

 
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Art Threat: It’s International Women’s Day – And we’re digging through the Art Threat archives

By Rob Maguire, on March 8, 2012, at 10:50 am

Sarah Maple — Signs, C-Type Print, 2007

As today is International Women’s Day, I thought it would be worthwhile to dig though our archives and offer up a selection of past content focused on women and feminist issues.

Also, here’s a worthy read from The Guardian a few years back: Why is feminism out of fashion in contemporary art? And we’re wondering whether you agree.

• The challenge of exhibiting feminist art • Where are the women? Media conference asks why women are still scarce in the industry • Portraits of a young girl influenced by the mainstream • Reclaiming

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