Maddalena Vani on Nelson Mandela and his role in promoting women’s rights.
Women in Security
Women in Security covers a wide-range of issues as it explores the link between women, security, and development. As a forum to stimulate discussion and instructive debates, the NATO Association of Canada will examine the ways in which women both contribute to and are the focus of Canadian and NATO defence and security initiatives. This program also offers a critical look at the structures and institutions that shape the role of women in security at home and abroad.
Women as Weapons of War in the Syrian Conflict
Alexandra Zakreski on the exploitation of Syrian women.
Marvel and Reinventing American Muslim Women
Hamza Salahuddin on Marvel’s latest creation of a Muslim superhero.
Ecuadorian Rape Victims are Treated as Criminals
Kristina Grinshpoon on Ecuador’s anti-abortion laws
Women and the Future of Afghanistan
Maddalena Vani examines women’s rights and the challenges they will face in Afghanistan after 2014.
Inhumanity Persists
Vanita Thind on the degree to which Palestinians are affected by the Israeli occupation.
Cities of Despair Part 2
Maddalena Vani examines the social realities in refugee camps and compares them to the conditions in war-zones.
The Social Construction of Gender Norms: Harmful to the Psyche of Men and Women
Maureen Handrahan on the social construction of gender norms and how they are harmful to the psyche of men and women.
Saudi Women Defiantly Get Behind the Wheel
Dahlia James on the current situation of women’s rights in Saudi Arabia.
Nepal’s System of Slavery
Vanita Thind examines Nepal’s system of slavery and how it is being eradicated.