Status Quo? The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada (2012)
• January 1st, 2012 • 1h 28min
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Overview
Juxtaposing scenes from the 1967 Royal Commission on the Status of Women with the 2nd Pan-Canadian Young Feminist Gathering in 2011 in Winnipeg, organized by the rebELLEs movement, the film explores the progress made on concerns raised 45 years ago: universal childcare, violence against women, and abortion access.
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