Canadian Feminist Voices: Issue No. 8

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February 13 | 2014 | issue #8 Canadian Feminist Voices is a regular round-up of gender equality news, reports and events in Canada. It is hosted by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' Making Women Count project. To change your subscription to this list, please contact us at canfemdigest@gmail.com. News New group hopes to increase female representation in mining http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2014/01/31-women-in-mining-sudbury.aspx Exhibit exploring violence against women has resonance in Winnipeg http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/the-canadian-press/140202/exhibit-exploring-violence-against-women-has-resonance-winni Canada’s firms outpace peers for female directors http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canadas-firmsoutpace-peersfor-women-directors/article16657801/ Inuit girls at risk of human trafficking, says report author http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/inuit-girls-at-risk-of-human-trafficking-says-report-author-1.2521107 Study dispels stereotypes about Ontario women who wear niqabs http://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/4341199-study-dispels-stereotypes-about-ontario-women-who-wear-niqabs/ Research points to 'exhaustive list' of missing aboriginal women http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/research-points-to-exhaustive-list-of-missing-aboriginal-women-1.2516692 Mentally ill women are much more likely to be in an abusive relationship http://www.examiner.com/article/mentally-ill-women-are-much-more-likely-to-be-an-abusive-relationship Health Canada studying morning-after pill after questions about efficacy http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/health-canada-studying-morning-after-pill-after-questions-about-efficacy/article16617501/ Early engagement key to getting girls into science careers, Canadian study says http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/early-engagement-key-to-getting-girls-into-science-careers-canadian-study-says/article16461308/ Commentary  Native women deserve a national inquiry on violence http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/native-women-deserve-a-national-inquiry-on-violence/article16626061/ Income Splitting: Huge Tax Cuts for Rich Families http://www.taxfairness.ca/news/income-splitting-huge-tax-cuts-rich-families Unpaid Care: The Missing Women’s Rights Issue http://www.awid.org/News-Analysis/Issues-and-Analysis/Unpaid-care-the-missing-women-s-rights-issue Online harassment isn’t melodrama, but serious abuse http://o.canada.com/technology/internet/online-harassment-isnt-melodrama-but-serious-abuse/ Trans women face incessant attacks online http://o.canada.com/technology/internet/trans-women-face-incessant-attacks-online/ Op-Ed: When gender equality should trump religious accommodation http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/When+gender+equality+should+trump+religious+accommodation/9422766/story.html Women on boards: the OSC nudges management http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/women-on-boards-the-osc-nudges-management/article16395975/ Women At Davos: What's Happening To The Numbers? http://www.awid.org/News-Analysis/Issues-and-Analysis/Women-at-Davos-what-s-happening-to-the-numbers Getting Serious About Data On Women http://www.awid.org/News-Analysis/Issues-and-Analysis/Getting-serious-about-data-on-women Resources  Income Splitting in Canada: Inequality by Design https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports/income-splitting-canada Laws and Policies Affecting Sex Work http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/briefing-papers/laws-and-policies-affecting-sex-work Training Course: Disability Mainstreaming http://www.awid.org/Get-Involved/Events/Events-Around-the-World/Training-course7 Women in Niqab Speak: A Study of the Niqab in Canada http://ccmw.com/women-in-niqab-speak-a-study-of-the-niqab-in-canada/ Symposium on gender equity and global reproductive health, 19 - 21 March 2014 http://gph.ucsd.edu/cgeh/about/symposium/Pages/default.aspx This and That  Celeb Culture Skewered by Canadian Social Services Campaign http://jezebel.com/celeb-culture-skewered-by-canadian-social-services-camp-1505101923 Feminist crusader Doris Anderson's life explored on stage http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/feminist-crusader-doris-anderson-s-life-explored-on-stage-1.2491589 Oscar-winner Melissa Leo funds Canadian female screenwriting project http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2014/01/15/oscarwinner_melissa_leo_funds_canadian_female_screenwriting_project.html Satire: Woman Takes Short Half-Hour Break From Being Feminist To Enjoy TV Show http://www.theonion.com/articles/woman-takes-short-halfhour-break-from-being-femini,35026/ For more information about this list, contact canfemdigest@gmail.com.

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