#32-21 The 16 Days – November 25 – December 10 … Canadians combatting violence against women
November 25-December 10 is recognized worldwide as the 16 Days Against Violence Against Women or now more often the 16
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#31-21 Food Beneath Their Feet … Africa’s Indigenous Food Revival
A movement is afoot to recover traditional African food plants, preserve them, and disseminate the knowledge about how to grow
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#30-21 Rape and Resistance in Bangladesh … Lessons learned from Canada
In 2020, massive public demonstrations led the government of Bangladesh to raise the maximum penalty for rape; but these university
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#29-21 Wildlife Women in Kenya … Breaking cultural barriers to protect animals and people
Team Lioness are 16 women wildlife rangers who manage the interface between humans and wildlife around Amboseli National Park. Also
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#28-21 Witch Accusations … A continuing scourge
Witchcraft Accusations, Violence and Torture of Women and Children was a parallel event at the 2015 UN Commission on the
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#26-21 Tech, Work and Care … Ripples from technology change
In part 2 of her interview about studying technology in its human and organizational context, Professor Balka talks about its
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#25-21 Technology on the Frontlines … Women’s work disrupted by design
Most frontline workers in hospitals are women; most technology designers are men. The women’s expertise and tacit knowledge is often
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#22-21 Jeannette Armstrong – Leading by Giving … Indigenous gift economy in family, community, and environment
Jeannette Armstrong has been named to the Order of Canada in 2021. This program provides excerpts from her address to
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#21-21 Female Priests in India … Liberate Hindu weddings
India’s new female priestesses are solemnizing weddings, breaking barriers and stereotypes in the formerly patriarchal sphere. Priestess weddings simplify and
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#19-21 When Abortion Was Illegal … (and may soon be again in the USA)
Adapted from the documentary film When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories. Updated to August 22, 2021. Featured: Dorothy Fadiman (narrator and
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