Gender Issues
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Next frontier for #MeToo movement is policy, training: ‘That’s not the sexy stuff’A gender equity consultant says not a lot of real progress has been made in the wake of #MeToo. Dr. Cristina Stasia points to the "less sexy" actions around policies and procedures as the next frontier.CanadaDec 8, 2018
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Making the transition: From successful athlete to professional role modelBut once that final game has been won, that last race has been run, and the swan song event is done- what then?CanadaMar 8, 2018
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Shattering Glass: Young female business owners’ biggest obstacle? They aren’t taken seriouslyCJOB's Brett Megarry met with four young women who run their own bakeries to see what kind of challenges they face as women.FeaturesMar 7, 2018
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Shattering Glass: Meet the Winnipeg women not afraid to take on male-dominated jobsConstruction workers, police officers and firefighters who are women still face issues related to their gender, even in 2018.FeaturesMar 6, 2018
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Federal budget 2018 aims to increase workforce participation of womenThe Liberal government has said improving the economic success of women and promoting gender equality will be among the primary objectives of next Tuesday's budget.CanadaFeb 21, 2018
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Laurier university accused of censorship after TA reprimanded for playing gender pronoun debate clipThe clip in question featured University of Toronto professor Jordan Peterson, who has famously refused to use gender pronouns other than “he” or “she,” defending his position against a professor who argued it was necessary to use the pronouns that a person prefers to be called.CanadaNov 17, 2017
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Nearly half of abortions in the world are unsafe: WHOWorldwide, 25 million unsafe abortions occurred every year between 2010 and 2014, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Guttmacher Institute. Some 97 percent of those are in Africa, Asia and Latin America.HealthSep 27, 2017
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Pope Francis says it’s ‘terrible’ children are taught they can choose genderPope Francis has lamented that children are being taught at school that gender can be a choice, adding that his predecessor, Benedict XVI has labeled current times "the epoch of sin against God the Creator."LifestyleAug 2, 2016
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Human rights complaint filed against Steinbach-area school divisionA school division, southeast of Winnipeg, is facing a human rights complaint over excluding sexual orientation and gender identity from discussion in the classroom.Jun 20, 2016
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High school girl banned from prom for wearing tuxedoA Pennsylvania high school student said she was barred from attending her prom because she wore a suit rather than a dress.WorldMay 8, 2016
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