Articles, columns, editorials… Here is our coverage on March 8, International Women’s Day.
Young, militant and proud
PHOTOMONTAGE THE PRESS
Celestine Uhde, Marilou Laurin, Kenza Chahidi and Sao Brisson Spiriti
From online violence and dress codes to abortion rights, the right to safety and the rights of trans and queer people, four Quebec women aged 20 and under talk to us about their vision for the future of struggles feminists in Quebec.
Stand up for the right to exist
PHOTO WAKIL KOHSAR, AFP
Mahbooba Seraj, last February
Iranian and Afghan women are part of the long list of citizens of the world whose most basic rights are violated. Journalist Louise Leduc offers short portraits of three resistance fighters.
Roar in the feminine
PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, THE PRESS
Jessica Dupré and Corinne Cardinal, singers of Quebec metal bands Fall of Stasis and Valfreya
Extreme metal has long been the exclusive prerogative of men, with women being relegated to the role of extras, a fate that was too often associated with very unflattering representations. But some of the bands of the hour in the most muscular spheres of metal are led by women who are no longer content to sing the melodic passages of the songs. Journalist Pierre-Marc Durivage offers an incursion into a universe where women literally roar.
Emmy Fecteau, the new Beauce diamond
PHOTO PROVIDED BY EMMY FECTEAU
Emmy Fecteau
Like Marie-Philip Poulin, she wears number 29, is from Beauce and scores points by the ton. More importantly, like her idol, Emmy Fecteau has a desire to improve the lot of future generations. On this International Women’s Day, The Press decided to highlight these women who are out of the ordinary. The portrait of hockey player Emmy Fecteau is the first in a series of five.
“Don’t wait to be ready”
PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, THE PRESS
Four senior executives of BMO in Quebec. From left to right: Annie Lapointe, Vivianne Croux, Karine Eid and Jennifer Alarie
If we hope to have more women in traditionally male professions and in leadership positions, we need examples to identify with. There are four women among the senior executives of BMO in Quebec. Pay equity is not yet won, a new study reveals, and they want to guide the next generation to progress.
For a multi-cut feminism
PHOTO ALAIN ROBERGE, THE PRESS
“An intersectional approach focuses on the condition of those whom so-called ‘universal’ feminism too often leaves undone,” writes Rima Elkouri.
“The first time I heard about intersectionality in the media was about ten years ago. […] I was a priori put off by the word, which seemed convoluted to me. But listening to Aurélie Lanctôt (now a doctoral student in law whose research focuses on feminist theories and the epistemology of law) explaining its origin and usefulness, I had to face the facts: if we are interested in equality and the rights of all women, intersectional feminism is an essential tool for thinking (and rethinking) the world, better understanding power relations in all their complexity and better tackling inequalities. »
Women’s patience has its limits
PHOTO ALAIN ROBERGE, THE PRESS
“Even without a high school diploma, men integrate more easily into the labor market than their counterparts,” indicates our editorial writer.
“We are exploring the planet Mars. We’re reconnecting the nerves in the hand of a quadriplegic. We teach a robot to write a philosophy dissertation… But we still haven’t found a way to pay women fairly,” says editorialist Nathalie Collard.