Etiket: women
The invisibility of women in the strategic plans of ministries
A year ago, Quebec parliamentarians came together and unanimously adopted a motion to retain the word “woman” in all Quebec laws. This initiative aimed to force them to take a…
franceinfo junior. 80 years ago, women gained the right to vote in France
The franceinfo junior program looks back on obtaining the right to vote for women with a historian and specialist on the subject, Anne-Sarah Bouglé-Moalic. She answers children’s questions on the…
The women in my life
In the alley behind the Center du Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui, while the photographer takes each of their portraits, our four interviewees happily tease each other. The easy dynamic that developed between…
dominant at the end of the match, the Scottish women win in Italy
Published on 04/20/2024 8:51 p.m. Video length: 6 min Day 4: Italy-Scotland summary (2024) . (France TV) After a balanced first period, Scotland made the difference, Saturday in Italy, in…
“The final war”, women at war
From the first lines of this terrible story, the reader is plunged into the middle of war. A total war like many we know, except that we will never really…
“I want to rape women”, from Sardou to today
A new controversy these days recalls a song from 1973, Michel Sardou’s adversaries perhaps neglecting to take an interest in the violence of uninhibited contemporary sexism and the culture of…
Committee on the Status of Women | Liberal and NDP MPs deplore change of presidency
(Ottawa) Liberal and New Democrat MPs deplore the departure of the Conservative chair of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women. Posted at 6:02 p.m. Government members say they…
The sexual and reproductive rights of women in danger around the world, worries the UN
(Geneva) Racism, sexism, politicization… the bodies of women and girls have become a “battlefield”, jeopardizing 30 years of progress in sexual and reproductive health, the UN worries on Wednesday. Posted…
The parent company of Facebook and Instagram is looking into pornographic “hyperfakes” of well-known women
The supervisory board of Meta (Facebook, Instagram) announced on Tuesday that it was taking up two cases concerning false pornographic images of female public figures, two months after the “deepfakes”…
Mammograms | Refusals for women in wheelchairs
Getting an appointment for a mammogram as a woman in a wheelchair can be a real hassle. Nearly half of the breast cancer screening clinics designated by Quebec refuse to…
Knife attack in Australia | Assailant appears to have targeted women, police say
(Sydney) Australian police said Monday they were investigating why the attacker appeared to have prioritized women in a stabbing attack that left six dead and several injured Saturday in a…
Where do women stand when it comes to personal finance?
Women feel significantly less confident in their financial skills compared to men. Yet… The results of a Léger survey published at the beginning of March jointly by the Chamber of…
QS wants to accelerate the construction of shelters for women victims of violence
Québec solidaire (QS) will ask the Quebec government on Friday for a “fast track” for the creation of shelters for women victims of violence. The government program which currently finances…
RCMP criticized for its treatment of homeless Indigenous women in the North
Homeless Indigenous women in the North do not feel well protected by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and instead face violence and discrimination from police, according to a new…
When the virtual hurts the real, or women facing sexual hyperfakes
“I only believe what I see”, this phrase attributed to Thomas, disciple of Christ, seems more outdated than ever. Indeed, the boundary between reality and falsehood has never been as…
how women are gradually investing in drug trafficking
The Uberization of drug trafficking is leading more and more women to embark on illicit careers, often as conveyor belts, but sometimes also at the head of their own business.…
how women are gradually investing in drug trafficking
The Uberization of drug trafficking is leading more and more women to embark on illicit careers, often as conveyor belts, but sometimes also at the head of their own business.…
this big advantage she had over other women
She is the wife of Patrice Duhamel, former director general of France Télévisions, the sister-in-law of Alain Duhamel, journalist and editorialist, the aunt by marriage of Amélie Oudéa-Castera, the minister…
“Wicked Little Letters”, women united against poisoned pen
In a small town on the English coast, in the early 1920s, people hold their breath in the Swan household. The mail will be delivered any minute and for Edith…
An MP calls for an AMBER alert when indigenous women disappear
(Ottawa) A Manitoba MP is calling for an AMBER-style alert system to be implemented to quickly notify the public when Indigenous women go missing – an initiative she hopes will…