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From gym class and beyond: how girls are building solutions to gender inequality

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

We know that gender inequality is something girls experience early and often. That’s why it’s so important for teenagers to have space to speak out about these issues. As a facilitator for a Youth for Gender Equality Dialogue, I got … Continue reading →

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How Guiding helps girls tip the balance of equality

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

by Jill ZelmanovitsGirl Guides of Canada – CEO – Keynote Listener When it comes to creating a more equitable world for girls and women, lately it feels like we’re always taking one step forward, and two giant steps back. As … Continue reading →

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These Girl Guides show you’re never too young to stand up for human rights

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

No matter who you are or where you live, we’re all entitled to human rights. That’s what Girl Guides in Winnipeg would tell you on Human Rights Day (December 10) and every day. With a trip to the Canadian Museum … Continue reading →

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Pamela Rice: Why Feminism Is Not a Dirty Word

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Nesta Ashworth is the kind of hero that girls today would have no problem relating to. In the early 1900s, she saved her pocket money to buy an axe and build a fort in the woods with her friends. When … Continue reading →

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A Careful Eye on Gender Messaging

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Over my past 8 years as a Unit Guider, I’ve taken my girls to a variety of events, outings, and sleepovers – horseback riding, snowshoeing, wilderness camping, heritage villages, wood working workshops, ceramics making, and many more. A common thread, … Continue reading →

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Why Aren’t There More Women in Politics?

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

With Christy Clark’s swearing in as the B.C. Premier this week, Canada now has three women at the helm from coast-to-coast-to-coast. (Clark joins Newfoundland and Labrador’s Kathy Dunderdale and Nunavut’s Eva Aariak.) But should we be excited to have a whopping … Continue reading →

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