Posts tagged ‘discrimination’

The Roma: Europe’s Marginalized Population

Right now I’m blogging from Europe, visiting family and working from little cafes while sipping cappuccinos. Sigh. Tough life. But Europe isn’t all berets and cobbled streets. The Roma population is Europe’s largest minority group, and its most vulnerable. We don’t often think about Europe as being a place with inequality and exclusion, but these [...]

Gender discrimination is in Canada too.

Yesterday some girls told us about the different ways they’ve experienced gender discrimination.  One told us of how she plays hockey with boys.  The boys make fun of her for being a girl and whisper about her being weak.  Another girl said she challenged a boy in her class who said ‘girls should only be [...]