Womxn in Media
This woman is known for her advocacy around LGBTQ++ rights. She is a comic, had her own show in the 90s and is now the host of her own daytime talk show
Ellen Degenerous
She is South East Asain Canadian born comic who made her rise to fame through her successful youtube channel "Superwoman." She now has her own late night show
Lilly Singh
True or False
Domestic violence is considered a crime internationally?
False
She is a climate activist and at the age of just 16 was invited to speak at the UNs Climate Action Summit
Greta Thunberg
She is a black rights activist who was for sitting in a whites only section in a cinema in Nova Scotia. She is also on the Canadian $10 bill
Viola Desmond
True or False
Women spend more time than men doing unpaid work (i.e. cooking, general household chores, taking care of young children and family members)
True
Even in the best country trying to close various gender gaps, women still spend twice as much time than men doing unpaid work
She is a former lawyer and first lady. During her time in office she focused on issues around healthy living, poverty and education
Michelle Obama
She is a Canadian novelist, poet and feminist who has been writing since the 1960s.
She is internationally recognized and recently had a famous book of her's turned into a successful TV show "The Handmaids Tale"
Margaret Atwood
In what year were women able to vote in Canada?
As early has 1916 in Manitoba. It wasn't till 1925 that all women in Canada had the right to vote.
She is a civil rights activist and the founder of the #metoo movement; a movement that addressed pervasiveness of sexual abuse and assault in society
Tarana Burke
This Mohawk woman from Ottawa worked as an indigenous woman's right activist.
Her work led to the passing of Bill C31 in the Indian Act, that allowed indigenous women to keep their status if they married a non status man
**Indigenous men were able to keep their status if they married a non status woman. SMASH THE PATRIACHY
Mary Two Axe Earley
What percentage, worldwide average, do women make of a male's income?
Approximately 65%
Countries like Laos and Iceland have the lowest gap where as countries like Yemen and Iraq have the highest gaps (women making 30% of what men do)