Round-Up: Aug. 26, 2014

• The tragic death of Indigenous teen Tina Fontaine has renewed the call for justice for missing and murdered Aboriginal women. Highly recommend reading Sarah Hunt’s column at the Globe and Mail about how the tragedy has highlighted a systemic lack of support for Indigenous women.
• Indigenous activists are also debating whether pushing for a national inquiry is the best way to go. Hunt’s piece raises some concerns that are further explored by Chelsea Vowel at Rabble.
• And read and listen to more stories of missing and murdered Indigenous women in an outstanding piece by Annie Margaret Clair at the Halifax Media Co-op.
• Black feminists respond to Ferguson, and Miriam Zoila Pérez at Colorlines recaps some of the key things they’ve raised.
• Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW) is working with Vancouver Community College to tackle gender violence on campus (Georgia Straight).
• Léonicka Valcius at The Toast talks about why discussions about diversity shouldn’t involve arguments that “proportional representation” is satisfactory.
• Emily Yakashiro at The Closet Feminist reviews some Canadian fashion designers new, more androgynous clothing lineups.
• Chloe Angyal asks where all the women guests are on Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s shows.
• Maya at Feministing covers Andrea Grimes’ “Taco or Beer Challenge” rejoinder to the Ice Bucket Challenge.
• A new U.S. study finds women may experience a penalty where men experience a bonus when asking for flexible working hours to take care of kids (Feminist Majority Foundation blog).
• Margaret Atwood spoke to Vulture about the HBO adaptation of her MaddAddam trilogy (I am sooo excited for this).
• Director Jennifer Kroot talks to Women and Hollywood about the making of her new documentary To Be Takei, about George Takei.