- The Ontario Human Rights Commission has released a new Policy on Discrimination Because of Pregnancy and Breastfeeding. That’s great. What’s depressing is that the document is thirty-two pages long. That’s a whole lot of discrimination to refute.
- Looking for that perfect gift for that women’s studies student in your life? Look no further.
- Ready to be pissed? The New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women has a detailed fact sheet on the current Employoment Insurance rules and how they totally suck and blow for women.
- I don’t know if I should be happy this exists, or sad that apparently it needs to exist: the Girl Guides are introducing a new body image badge in response to data that indicates eating disorders among girls below age 10 are are on the rise.
- Breast is best, but not if you’re too slavish about it: a judge in Ontario ruled that a woman could not use her baby’s breastfeeding schedule to stop the child’s father from gaining access to the baby.
- OMG! Your annual subscription to Shameless magazine is now only $10! A tenner to support Canadian feminist publishing by/for young women! Who can turn that kind of a deal down? (h/t to one of my Tweeps…I forget which!)
- You know the Ophelia’s Voice Legacy Project? Because of the overwhelming reponse, the deadline has been pushed back to May 11, 2009.
- Okay, this has been around for a while, but my sister just alerted me to it: there’s an old farmhouse in rural Manitoba that artist Heather Benning turned into a giant dollhouse (h/t www.mymodernmet.com).
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This sounds like a really cool project. I really love this idea. And whether or not you’re putting in your submission, I’d be fascinated to hear from readers what their answers to these questions are:
*Ophelia’s Voice* (www.opheliasvoice.org) is launching a new grassroots project called the “Legacy Book Project” to compile reflections from girls and adult women about female leadership, which will be made available in late June 2009. This project is in the spirit of recognizing the value of reciprocal mentorship, essentially addressing the question: “What can girls offer women? What can women offer girls?”. We are looking for *250-word submissions* from self-identified girls and women in any corner of the world that want to address the following question:
Girls: Write a letter to yourself at age 30. What do you hope you will have accomplished at the age? How do you hope the world has changed for female leaders and gender equality? What will you want to remember about being a young woman?
Women: Write a letter to yourself at age 13. What advice do you wish you had at that age? What would you tell yourself about your potential to be a leader? What has changed in your life from that age? How has feminism changed?
We are looking for candid and honest submissions, and will not censor
submissions in any way. This is a project with very few limitations, so
express your “letter” in a length and style you are comfortable with -
please don’t feel limited by traditional letter formats.
All contributors will receive a copy of the grassroots publication in the
summer of 2009. If possible, please include a photo of yourself as an
adolescent girl (ages 10 – 13 if possible) with your submission. Don’t
hesitate to contact us at joanne@opheliasvoice.org with any questions.
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