Episode 03: Barbie’s Feminism
The Barbie Movie. Pink. Lots and lots of pink. And a lot of attention globally on the themes and messages regarding feminism. Some loved it. Some hated it. Hostion and Andrea? Well, you’ll have to take a listen.
We explore the themes of feminism . . . more specifically white feminism and how it relates to the immigrant woman here in Canada. What can we appreciate about white feminism? What can we be critical of? And how can we, living in Canada, do better in our social constructs of what feminism can be for EVERYONE?
It’s a topic deeper than plastic.
Episode Sources
Stats Canada: Quality of Employment in Canada Pay Gap, 1998 to 2021
Women economic immigrants more likely to go to college or university than men
Canada by the numbers - Gender pay gap
Stats Canada: Economic & Social Report - Characteristics and gender gaps among members of legislative bodies
Womanism Defined by the Black Metropolis Research Consortium
Sheryl Sandberg’s book ‘Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead’
COVID Further Clouded the Outlook for Canadian Women at Risk of Disruption
Quiz Sources
Manitoba: The First Province to Grant Women the Right to Vote
Viola Desmond: One Woman’s Resistance and the First Canadian to Receive a Free Pardon