Women

You may be asking yourself what pregnancy has to do with settlement. Well, imagine being pregnant: with all the changes in a woman’s life, the implications, excitement and planning, and all that she will have to learn. Now, imagine this…

For many, many years women fought to get paid the same amount as their male counterparts, for doing the same work, or work of equal value. Now that practice is not only expected but also the law. Women fought for this right, paving the way…

My nightmare begins with me walking on a tightrope. In my hands, I carry a bar – the kind that most typical tight rope circus performers carry. I wobble as I walk along, and the whole time I struggle to walk. I can feel myself falling over…

By Valerie Pearl One of the first things I bought was a big binder and a package of dividers to go with it. That was just over a week after I had called 911 and my husband had been arrested for assaulting and threatening me. As…

By Mahtot Teka Physical violence against a woman is obviously a form of abuse, but so is a subtle verbal assault. The Assaulted Women’s Helpline explains: “Abuse can take many forms – physical, emotional/psychological, sexual, and financial…

By Sally McBride Violence means fighting, hostile or cruel action against others. The opposite of violence is peace. We all would like to have peace in our homes and families, but some unfortunate women do not.

By Sally McBride I watched with a smile as a young woman, wearing the modest dress and headscarf of a Muslim, rode the bus in downtown Toronto. I wondered about her. Was she going to work, or to school perhaps? She was reading as she hung…

When you think of Northern Ontario, your mind may conjure up old-fashioned images of hunters, trappers, fishermen and barrel-chested lumberjacks, because this is the usual cast of characters who populate Canada’s mythic North. If you think…

The contraceptive pill was created in the early 1950s in Mexico and it was marketed in the United States starting in 1960. At first, it created a great debate. The Canadian Criminal Code made it against the law to give out information…