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Top 5 Reads

After feminism: what are girls supposed to do?
(Amelia Hill, The Guardian)
"Today's teenagers are struggling to cope with the expectations imposed by media images and peer pressure, the reality of low-paid work and a sexist culture"

B.C. natives give costume thumbs-down: Olympic events using native culture need rules
(Suzanne Fournier, The Province)
"Grand Chief Stewart Phillip called Sunday's dance by Maxim Shabalin and Oksana Domnina "deeply offensive," not just for its costumes and fake tribal drum music, but also the feigned violence toward the female dancer"

 

Tories erode gender equality, women's groups say: ‘We need change for women in this country', Canadian Labour Congress argues ahead of summit on maternal health
(Siri Agrell, Globe & Mail)

Natasha Walter: 'I believed sexism in our culture would wither away. I was entirely wrong'
(Kira Cochrane, The Guardian)
"The author of The New Feminism talks about challenging the resurgence of sexism in her new book, Living Dolls – and not being an angry feminist"

From podium to pinup, on our dime
(Laura Robinson, Ottawa Citizen)
"There is extraordinary pressure on girls and young women, more than ever, to look like sluts and women athletes have not been spared"

 

Girls and Young Women

Economica: Women and the Global Economy: I.M.O.W.'s latest online exhibition explores the many facets of women's experiences of and contributions to the global economy
http://www.imow.org/economica/index

Women don’t need different rules (Mary Louise Adams, Canwest news service): Women & The Olympics
http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/2010wintergames/Women+need+differe...

The Globe's 400-year wait is over: Shakespeare's Globe has just commissioned its first ever play by a woman. What does Nell Leyshon have planned? (Andrew Dickson, The Guardian)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2010/feb/16/nell-leyshon-globe-bedlam

Actress and Muslim Philanthropist Promote Women: What do actress Geena Davis, Britain's Duchess of York, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the head of the World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists have in common? They're all committed to empowering women (Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=9925349

Status of women issues debated: Guergis advocates for her ministry's achievements (John Edwards, Stayner Sun)
http://www.staynersun.ca/staynersun/article/156201

Tories erode gender equality, women's groups say: ‘We need change for women in this country', Canadian Labour Congress argues ahead of summit on maternal health (Siri Agrell, Globe & Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tories-erode-gender-equalit...

Gender Trade-Offs: Changing gender roles in our society have created some rather complicated trade-offs, and that helps explain why it’s hard to assess progress toward gender equality (Nancy Folbre, New York Times)
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/gender-trade-offs/

For women in America, equality is still an illusion (Jessica Valenti, The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/19/AR201002...

Women lose ground in push for equality: report (CBC News)
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/02/22/women-gender-equality-un.html

    Toronto Star Reader Reaction to Report
    http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/771672--different-takes-on-women-...

For Women, Redefining Marriage Material (Op Ed, New York Times)
http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/for-women-redefining-m...

No country for old women: Older women are one of the most vulnerable demographic groups in the US, and the recession is not helping their plight (Sadhbh Walshe, The Guardian)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/feb/20/older-wom...

A Fix for Discrimination: Follow the Indian Trails (Vivek Wadhwa, Tech Crunch) - discusses importance of mentoring for women
http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/21/a-fix-for-discrimination-follow-the-ind...

Is BlogHer Still Relevant? The premier women's blog platform is celebrating its fifth year, but are readers and advertisers still interested? (Hannah Seligson, Forbes)
http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/19/blogher-women-blogs-forbes-woman-entrep...

Women still trail in trades: Apprenticeships gaining popularity (QMI Agency, Toronto Sun)
http://www.torontosun.com/money/2010/02/25/13028146.html

Preferring Girls Over Boys (Lisa Belkin, New York Times)
http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/preferring-girls-over-boys/

Why we still need a Women's Day (Sarah Bingham, Ottawa Region News)
http://www.yourottawaregion.com/opinion/columns/article/623911--why-we-s...

On gender equality, we've come a long way...maybe (Wendy Cukier, Metro Canada)
http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/comment/article/461575--on-gender-equali...
 

Leadership

Exploring positive identity in the workplace: Organizational scholar Laura Morgan Roberts tells Karl Moore that leaders who can find ways to cultivate their employees' virtues and values will come out ahead (Globe & Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/managing/talking-manag...

Office rage: What to do when your boss is a bully (Zosia Bielski, Globe & Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/work/what-to-do-when-your-boss-is-a-...

First Nation services need overhaul - advocate (Shawn Berry, Daily Gleaner)
http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/cityregion/article/965518

 

Sexuality

It's a guy thing; Survey behind Dove's latest campaign full of surprises (Canwest News Service): "'They told us they didn't feel accurately portrayed, that they were stereotyped;' they found it difficult to relate to the images of people their age in advertising; it was impossible to live up to the body images in advertising. Same old story about women and body image? Not exactly. This survey was conducted by Dove, but the focus this time is on men"
http://www.kelowna.com/2010/02/19/its-a-guy-thing-survey-behind-doves-la...

Too much sex? Doctors want to make the diagnosis official: Psychiatrists are proposing that hypersexuality, a.k.a. sex addiction, get official status as a mental disorder. But critics worry about misdiagnosis (Zosia Bielski, Globe & Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/family-and-relationships/too-much-se...

Girls spend holiday working on body image (CBC News)
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2010/02/16/pei-girls...

Sex trade an open book during Games (Wendy Stueck, Globe & Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/sex-trade-...

Apple Bans Some Apps for Sex-Tinged Content (But not all of it) (Jenna Wortham, New York Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/technology/23apps.html

Failed Justice Leaves Rape Victim Nowhere To Turn: When Margaux decided to push charges against the man who raped her, she found local police unwilling to take the case (Joseph Shapiro, National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124052847

 

Violence

New Brunswick reviews domestic violence deaths (CBC News)
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2010/02/17/nb-domestic-viol...

Community services groups keep an eye on sex trade: Youth exploitation a concern during the Games (Claire Piech, Pique News Magazine): "It is common from other Olympics that the rate of violence against women is higher."
http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/pique/index.php?content=Youth+sexploita...

First Francophone Women's Shelter for Toronto (Press Release)
http://www.news.ontario.ca/mcss/en/2010/02/first-francophone-womens-shel...

No more stolen sisters: Musicians focus on violence against aboriginal women (Daron Letts, Northern News Services)
http://nnsl.com/northern-news-services/stories/papers/feb17_10sis-arts.html

Women encouraged to speak out on abuse (Rory MacLean, Saskatoon StarPhoenix): About a dozen women with disabilities gathered for a "girl power camp" Saturday designed to address issues such as self esteem and abuse
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/business/Women+encouraged+speak+abuse/2595...

Violence against women: Salt Spring men speak out (Op Ed, Gulf Islands Driftwood)
http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/85229952.html

Raising awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women: the {warehouse} magazine reached out Missing Justice to learn more about the group’s efforts to raise awareness and support for a crisis afflicting Indigenous women across Canada. This is their story in their own words. (Kate Earle, The Warehouse)
http://www.stockthewarehouse.org/flashpoint-world-affairs/blindspots/352...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: Unemployment Leads to Domestic Violence (Stephanie Condon, CBS News)
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2010/02/23/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry...

Bullying leaves victim feeling trapped (Len lesser, QMI Agency, London Free Press)
http://www.lfpress.com/comment/2010/02/26/13042361.html

Youth dating violence remains a problem (Elsie Hambrook, Times & Transcript)
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/965624

Educating the Community about Abuse: Violence against women takes many forms, not just physical violence – and the Jewish community is not immune (Dan Verbin, Shalom Life)
http://www.shalomlife.com/eng/6523/Educating_the_Community_about_Abuse/

'Swimming in a culture of mean' (Jennifer O'Brien, The London Free Press)
http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/02/26/13041161.html

Raise strong boys: Michael Kaufmen looks to next generation to end violence against women (Laura Button, The Packet)
http://www.thepacket.ca/index.cfm?sid=329797&sc=421
 

Mental Health

Why childhood depression is on the rise and what can parents do about it (Gregory Ramey, Toronto Star)
http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/familyhealth/children%27shealth/artic...

Area children wait longer for mental health services (Denise Davy, The Hamilton Spectator)
http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/723809

Child welfare report out today: A report on the state of child welfare on New Brunswick's First Nation reserves will call for widespread change in how federal and provincial governments, as well as local band councils provide services (Jennifer Pritchett, Telegraph-Journal)
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/963980

Website compiles area mental-health programs for kids (Jennifer O'Brien, London Free Press)
http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/02/22/12990356.html

It is not just women who are the victims of spousal violence (Robert Smol, CBC News)
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/02/22/f-vp-smol.html

Website shares research in youth mental health in wake of recent suicide: UVic prof hopes understandable format can be put to good use (Cindy E. Harnett, Times Colonist)
http://www.timescolonist.com/health/Website+shares+research+youth+mental...