Last week many cities across our country hosted events called “Take Back the Night”, focusing on the need to end violence against women. Even the need for such rallies once again remind us that Gender Equality is still not a reality in Canada or around the world. Embedded in this blog is a message from Emma Watson, of Harry Potter fame, who addressed the UN General Assembly with a strong message for men and women reminding us that this is not just a women’s issue, but it is also an issue for men as well. She has launched a “Heforshe” campaign, and although only 24 years old, reminds us that gender bias and gender violence will not change unless we all embrace this issue. “If not me, who, and if not now, when!”
Joan Atkinson CSJ