by Meagan Malcolm The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated gender inequalities for women, two-spirit and gender-diverse people, including disproportionate economic insecurity. According to Statistics Canada, over 298,000 women between the ages of 25 and 54 lost their job during the pandemic, compared to just over 127,000 men. In Manitoba, intersectional policy approaches have been notably absent …
Elder Leslie Spillett, Giizhigoweyaabbikkew, Mukwa Doodem, she/her/Iskwew, is a Cree/Metis community kohkum and organizer who has been involved in many grassroots social justice movements over several decades. She has contributed to the Indigenous sovereignty and equity within Manitoba’s Indigenous NGOs and co-founded Mother of Red Nations Women’s Council and Ka Ni Kanichihk in 2000. Both …
IIWR-MB and MAWS (Manitoba Association of Women’s Shelters) is pleased to present a webinar on the important topic: Truth Is Needed Before Reconciliation: Sisterhood Includes Healing, Inclusion and Love. Join us on Thursday, January 27th, 7:00 pm (CST) for the 2nd of 3 webinars in the series “Building a Radical Future”. Speakers include Elder Mae …
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By Kiana Sky and Angela Lavallee Content Warning: The following contains references to grooming, gender-based violence, violence against Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people. If you require support, please contact one of the following: Crisis Response Centre (18+) at 204-940-1781, Kids Help Phone (under 18) at 1-800-668-6868 or text 686868, Rural & Northern Support Services …
By Chris Romaniuk Reproductive justice includes equal access to safe and accessible abortion, affordable contraceptives, and comprehensive sex education. In Canada, we have the right to access each of these and make autonomous decisions about our bodies, including the decisions to have children or not, when to have children and how many, and choosing the …
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By Alex Marie It took me fourteen years to be diagnosed with endometriosis, and my pain and my healthcare needs are still not taken seriously today. Endometriosis is a chronic disease that is extremely underdiagnosed or is diagnosed many years after symptoms have begun, causing impacted individuals to endure years of suffering through severe and …
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Like most, I watched in disbelief as Afghanistan fell back to the hands of the Taliban – an event that I didn’t think I would be witnessing again. But, what seemed like overnight, Afghanistan was gone, and with it, the rights of Afghan women and girls. Following the fall of the Taliban in 2001, women …
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IIWR-MB is pleased to present a webinar on the important topic of ways to build solidarity and what that means for the feminism movement The webinar will identify and explore how we can work towards decolonization of and solidarity within the women’s movement. IIWR-MB understands that any feminism that does not address land rights, sovereignty, …
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“Intersectional Feminism: Building Radical Futures” IIWR-MB is hosting a series of webinars focusing on building the feminist community, locally and globally. We know that women’s movement must find a cohesion that goes deeper than ever before. We must be intentional as we make space for different folks: White, BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, people living with disabilities …
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Act for equal! Join us for our public conversation series following the Generation Equality Forum, every Monday at 6 p.m. (CST) from May 24th to June 28th. Register here to receive the Zoom links. In 2021, although significant progress has been made in terms of gender equality, there is still much work to be done. …
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By Mary Scott The meetings of the Commission on the Status of Women (March 14 – March 26) this year were mainly done remotely, so it was definitely a different way of connecting. There were 25,000 folks registered from all over the world on the NGO platform. There were over 700 Parallel Events, including one …
By Mary Scott For a number of years, a small but energetic and committed group of women and allies have worked to put on a community event in Winnipeg called “Local to Global” focusing on different themes, but always created through a gender lens. Initially as part of the Canadian Committee for UNIFEM, later as …
