IWD is coming up this weekend, Sunday, March 8. Join with us at your School Library as we celebrate all month long by learning more about the complex issues related to the status of women in Canada and around the world. Women’s rights are human rights.
Through most of history, and around most of today’s world, women have not and do not share the same rights as men. Even in Canada, where the equality of women is better than in most parts of the world, there is work still to be done. In fact, there are forces that seek to rollback the gains made over the last century. The struggle for equal human rights for all people, regardless of gender, continues.
Read about feminism and the never-ending struggle for women’s equality. Learn about the ways in which women’s roles in society were severely constrained, and how women’s contributions to history were downplayed or suppressed. Learn more about prominent women at work in the world today. Sample books written by Canadian women and women around the globe. Be a part of the conversation, and take steps toward action.
Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School Library 