Category: Status of women
Women disproportionately affected by austerity
Austerity measures, often implemented under the guise of fiscal discipline, have profound, long-lasting consequences for women. Slashing public spending and scaling back services exacerbate already deeply entrenched inequalities. Women bear the brunt of these measures—both …
Duty to remember Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people
In January 1992, the body of Cheryl Ann Joe was found in Vancouver’s impoverished Downtown Eastside. Cheryl Ann was a member of the shíshálh Nation, located on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast. On the following February …
Four femicides in three weeks
In the three weeks since the beginning of 2026, there have been four femicides in Québec. Far too many. Behind every statistic are shattered lives and devastated loved ones. And behind every statistic there is the …