Monthly archives: November 2010

Female Journalists Changing the World Through the Written Word
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When I read this article about four female journalists being honoured at the Courage in Journalism Awards from the International Women's Media Foundation, I got to thinking about t[...]

Book Review: Half the Sky by Nicolas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
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Half The Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide If you want the short answer about my thoughts on reading Half The Sky by Nicolas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, [...]

Tainted Travel: Child Sex Tourism
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It's not a topic that's easy to talk about, but it can't be ignored. Though many Canadians are working hard to make positive change for women and girls around the world, some ar[...]

How To Change the World With A Pen
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This month we've been talking a lot about how writing is a vehicle for changing the world, like in last week's Top 10 Books By Women That Will Change The Way You See The World and [...]

Top 10 Books by Women that will change the way you see the world
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Okay, so they're not facebook or twitter or any of these other newfangled internet media. But books hold a special place in my heart (and my bookshelf). I am a product of the worl[...]

Violence against women: It's not just a problem "over there"
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The Globe and Mail calls violence against women "an international epidemic." According to Together for Girls, "Sexual violence against girls is a global human rights injustic[...]

Building a Girls Residence in Tanzania: Interview with Plan Staffer Heather
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Last week you heard from 9-year-old Maddy about her experiences in Tanzania. Today, hear another perspective from Heather, a Plan staffer who travelled with Maddy and Sara to Tanz[...]

Our Tanzanian Adventure (Guest Post from Madeleine, age 9)
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Earlier this year, you heard about Maddy and Sara, a mother-daughter team fundraising to build a residence for girls in Tanzania. The goal of the project was to help make educatio[...]

Have You Seen Us Around?
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All you ladies in Toronto, Ottawa and Halifax....we want to hear from you! Have you seen the Because I am a Girl campaign in your cities? We're taking over streetcars and foodcou[...]

The Power of the (Virtual) Pen
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If you learned that a woman had been sentenced to death by stoning for cheating on her husband, what would you do? Most of us wouldn't know what to do. But when Heather Reisman, [...]