Throughout Alexa McDonough’s 25-year political career, she has faced one consistent criticism . . .
Canadian consumers waking up to fair trade
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Canuck lingo, culture: overcoming barriers
On a blustery late winter morning, several dozen students gather in a cramped but cheerful series of classrooms tucked in between the Island Jerk West Indian Restaurant and the Beirut Food Centre. The students, most of them women, have come to this busy Bank Street strip mall to learn English.
Running the corporate show
In blue jeans and red Nike shirt, Robin McIntyre looks less a corporate executive and more a soccer mom on casual Friday at Rogers Ottawa on Richmond Road.
FOCUS on Women—Action platform a mystery to many
What does Beijing mean to you?
For most, it’s the capital of China. But for those working on women’s rights and gender equality issues, the word marks a watershed historical moment.
In 1995, 189 governments signed the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at the Fourth World Conference on Women.