SOCIAL ISSUES READINGS March 2021

Join us for: Pandemic Recovery: How Do We Build a More Equal Future for Women?  On April 14, 6-7:30pm, the Women’s Centre will host a community chat exploring how - after the pandemic exposed and deepened inequalities in our society - we can ensure that in the future, wealth, work and care responsibilities are more fairly distributed, and that everyone can engage in society on more equitable and just terms.  We will start by exploring some big ideas for systemic change that feminist and women’s organizations and experts from across Canada have been identifying over the last year, and then break into groups to hear your experiences, ideas and hopes.  This event will set the Women’s Centre on a path of developing proposals that best reflect the recovery needs of our community.  For more details and to register, please visit our website.

Indigenous Issues

‘Humiliating and dehumanizing’: An Indigenous woman’s experience at the Royal Jubilee Hospital [in B.C.] New online tool allows Indigenous patients to anonymously report racism in health-care system   RCMP racially discriminated against mother, mishandled witnesses, evidence in Colten Boushie case: watchdog  The Pandemic: Unequal Impacts and Recovery 5 activists on the alarming impacts of the pandemic on BIPOC women PM vows to tackle 'she-cession' after new report says pandemic has been worse for working women Freeland announces 18-member task force on women and the economy ahead of 2021 budget Will COVID-19 finally force us to address the devaluation of long-term care workers? [Long read] Environmental Issues World Water Day 2021 highlights dire predictions of growing scarcity Alberta reserve explores bringing back bison  What COVID-19 and climate change teach us about “syndemics” [Long read] Neither crisis is a stand-alone event, but both offer opportunities to learn from our past including the costs of colonial histories and structures.  Gender, Race & Society For years, Canada's Divorce Act didn't mention family violence. That changes today. In Canada and abroad, new data reveal strong support for gender equality Violent deaths of women in Canada increased in 2020, study finds More racially diverse areas reported much higher numbers of COVID-19 deaths: StatsCan ‘This Isn't Just a Problem for North America.' The Atlanta Shooting Highlights the Painful Reality of Rising Anti-Asian Violence Around the World Miscellaneous The Enduring Legacy of Legally Blonde The Magical Trap of the Princess Story The misogynist incel movement is spreading. Should it be classified as a terror threat?   In Senegal, spurred by tragedy to a life of female empowerment Playing on the ceiling: 30 of the most influential Canadian women in sports Stop telling girls to smile — it pressures them to accept the unjust status quo

New resources RBC: Double Jeopardy: COVID further clouded the outlook for Canadian women at risk of disruption  Women, work and COVID-19: Priorities for supporting women and the economy - Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) report; news release   Frontlined and sidelined: The year COVID-19 upended women’s economic security (CCPA blog) Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women: Women and COVID Fact Sheets Women, COVID-19, and Care Economy Racialized Women & COVID-19 Challenges in Canada Violence Against Women in Canada & COVID-19 Pandemic Other Women's Centre Events Indigenous Feminism: On Tuesday, April 27, 6:00 -7:30 P.M., Arlana Redsky and S.A Lawrence will lead a discussion and Q& A on Indigenous Feminism: Indigenous women’s philosophical way of life, how we reclaim our healing, connection to the creator, connection to the land and to one another.  Arlana Bennett (Redsky) is Anishinaabe and a member of the Shoal Lake 40 First Nation in northwestern Ontario and a Ph.D. student in the Faculty of Native Studies at the UoA. S.A. Lawrence-Welch (She/ Her/Hers |They/Them/Theirs), néhiyaw & Michif (Métis) with German ancestry, is an Indigenous advocate, organizer, speaker, activist, artist & writer.    For full speaker bios and to register for this event please visit our website.

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