World trade and per capita income grew faster in the first decade of the XXI century than the decade before, but progress against poverty slowed down. A gap widened, due to the unequal distribution of the benefits of prosperity. Now …

West Coast LEAF has published the 2011 CEDAW Report Card. The Report Card is released every year on the anniversary of the 1929 Persons Day victory that established many women as “persons” under the law and eligible for appointment to …

The 2011 recipients of the Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case are: Madeline Boscoe, R.N., D.U., of North Vancouver, British Columbia, has dedicated more than 30 years to improving women’s health in Canada. Nancy Hartling, of Riverview, …

The Nobel Committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 to three women: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman, “for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building …

We invite you to be part of the RebELLEs feminist movement! The 2nd RebELLEs Pan-Canadian Young Feminist Gathering is happening May 20-23, 2011, in Winnipeg, Manitoba Women between 14 and 35 years of age with diverse political views and identities, …

Ottawa, April 14, 2011 – Even as the Prime Minister identifies reducing maternal and child mortality as “the most important initiative we have right now,” Canada’s own maternal mortality rates are rising. According to the World Health Organization, Canada has seen …