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Round-Up: Sep. 8, 2015
by
Jarrah Hodge
|
September 8, 2015
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The NDP is calling out Conservative MP David Wilks
for saying it’s “unfair” to expect government action on missing and murdered indigenous women (Vancouver Observer).
Last week Ashley Burnham became the first Aboriginal woman to win the Miss Universe pageant, and she
immediately used her platform to urge Canadians to vote against Harper
(Huffington Post).
Target has been forced to pay $2.8 million
to women and minorities whom the company discriminated against in promotions (Feminist Majority Foundation).
Today marks
equal pay day for indigenous women in the U.S.
– they have to work nine months longer than white men to make the same amount of money from last year (AAUW).
Amanda Marcotte takes
a closer look at Pope Francis’ statement on abortion
, and finds much to be desired (RH Reality Check).
At Women and Hollywood, Melissa Silverstein has
a glowing review of the new movie
Suffragette
.
What makes
Law and Order: SVU
‘s Detective
Olivia Benson America’s favourite female character
? (Ms.)
Is
South Park
offensive, or subversive from a feminist perspective
? Victoria Brewster at The F Word examines the show’s messages.