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It’s time for our political systems to face the truth about misogynoir

  • Misogynoir is alive and well in Canadian politics. Celina Caesar-Chavannes told us so. Coined by Dr. Moya Bailey, misogynoir explains “the specific hatred, dislike,
Opinion | BY AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | July 22, 2021
A study of Annamie Paul’s time as leader of the Green Party of Canada shows a journey paved with a form of resistance and systemic failure reserved only for Black women, who, more often than not, are the only Black people at the helm of a large, influential, and majority-white organization like the Green Party, writes Arezoo Najibzadeh. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time for our political systems to face the truth about misogynoir

Opinion | BY AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | July 22, 2021
  • Misogynoir is alive and well in Canadian politics. Celina Caesar-Chavannes told us so. Coined by Dr. Moya Bailey, misogynoir explains “the specific hatred, dislike,

It’s time for our political systems to face the truth about misogynoir

Opinion | BY AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | July 22, 2021
  • Misogynoir is alive and well in Canadian politics. Celina Caesar-Chavannes told us so. Coined by Dr. Moya Bailey, misogynoir explains “the specific hatred, dislike,
A study of Annamie Paul’s time as leader of the Green Party of Canada shows a journey paved with a form of resistance and systemic failure reserved only for Black women, who, more often than not, are the only Black people at the helm of a large, influential, and majority-white organization like the Green Party, writes Arezoo Najibzadeh. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Placating words can’t sweep away Canada’s rampant gendered Islamophobia

  • Watching Canadian politicians offer condolences and perform acts of solidarity in the wake of the Islamophobic terrorist attack in London, Ont., has been gut-wrenching.
Opinion | BY AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | June 9, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured speaking to Mayor Ed Holder, arrives at the London Muslim Mosque on June 8 for a vigil in memory of the four members of the Afzaal family killed in a targeted attack on June 6. As a young Muslim woman in politics, Arezoo Najibzadeh writes that she witnessed firsthand the Islamophobic ideology and behaviour rampant in our political culture and on Parliament Hill. Screenshot courtesy of CBC

Placating words can’t sweep away Canada’s rampant gendered Islamophobia

Opinion | BY AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | June 9, 2021
  • Watching Canadian politicians offer condolences and perform acts of solidarity in the wake of the Islamophobic terrorist attack in London, Ont., has been gut-wrenching.

Placating words can’t sweep away Canada’s rampant gendered Islamophobia

Opinion | BY AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | June 9, 2021
  • Watching Canadian politicians offer condolences and perform acts of solidarity in the wake of the Islamophobic terrorist attack in London, Ont., has been gut-wrenching.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured speaking to Mayor Ed Holder, arrives at the London Muslim Mosque on June 8 for a vigil in memory of the four members of the Afzaal family killed in a targeted attack on June 6. As a young Muslim woman in politics, Arezoo Najibzadeh writes that she witnessed firsthand the Islamophobic ideology and behaviour rampant in our political culture and on Parliament Hill. Screenshot courtesy of CBC

Good intentions not enough to crack colonial walls keeping marginalized women out of politics

  • Entering Canadian politics as a 15-year-old immigrant, I had no idea how my trust in our civic institutions would erode as a result of
Opinion | BY AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | March 10, 2021
Meghan Markle’s words brought me to tears as they reminded me of the amount of hope and trust that I, and so many other Black, Indigenous, and racialized women, put into civic institutions such as the Parliament of Canada when we choose to engage with our democracy, writes Arezoo Najibzadeh. Screenshot courtesy of Global TV

Good intentions not enough to crack colonial walls keeping marginalized women out of politics

Opinion | BY AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | March 10, 2021
  • Entering Canadian politics as a 15-year-old immigrant, I had no idea how my trust in our civic institutions would erode as a result of

Good intentions not enough to crack colonial walls keeping marginalized women out of politics

Opinion | BY AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | March 10, 2021
  • Entering Canadian politics as a 15-year-old immigrant, I had no idea how my trust in our civic institutions would erode as a result of
Meghan Markle’s words brought me to tears as they reminded me of the amount of hope and trust that I, and so many other Black, Indigenous, and racialized women, put into civic institutions such as the Parliament of Canada when we choose to engage with our democracy, writes Arezoo Najibzadeh. Screenshot courtesy of Global TV

Freeland sitting atop a glass cliff

  • August seems to be a month of shattering “glass ceilings” for women in politics. From Kamala Harris being named as Joe Biden’s running mate to
Opinion | BY AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | August 24, 2020
Chrystia Freeland held a press conference along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc after she was sworn in as Canada's newest finance minister on Aug. 18. Ms. Freeland is the first woman to hold that post in Canadian history. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland sitting atop a glass cliff

Opinion | BY AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | August 24, 2020
  • August seems to be a month of shattering “glass ceilings” for women in politics. From Kamala Harris being named as Joe Biden’s running mate to

Freeland sitting atop a glass cliff

Opinion | BY AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | August 24, 2020
  • August seems to be a month of shattering “glass ceilings” for women in politics. From Kamala Harris being named as Joe Biden’s running mate to
Chrystia Freeland held a press conference along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc after she was sworn in as Canada's newest finance minister on Aug. 18. Ms. Freeland is the first woman to hold that post in Canadian history. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reaction to Harris conveniently forgets treatment of non-white women in Canadian politics

  • Last week, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris broke glass ceilings when she was announced as Joe Biden’s Democratic running mate in the upcoming U.S. presidential
Opinion | BY AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | August 19, 2020
U.S. Democratic vice-presidential pick Kamala Harris, left, former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, and Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould. The ongoing racism and sexism experienced by Black, Indigenous, and racialized women in politics combined with the overwhelmingly positive reaction to Harris’ candidacy attest to the fact that an intersectional conversation on women’s political leadership is long overdue, writes Arezoo Najibzadeh. Flickr photograph by Gage Skidemore, The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Reaction to Harris conveniently forgets treatment of non-white women in Canadian politics

Opinion | BY AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | August 19, 2020
  • Last week, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris broke glass ceilings when she was announced as Joe Biden’s Democratic running mate in the upcoming U.S. presidential

Reaction to Harris conveniently forgets treatment of non-white women in Canadian politics

Opinion | BY AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | August 19, 2020
  • Last week, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris broke glass ceilings when she was announced as Joe Biden’s Democratic running mate in the upcoming U.S. presidential
U.S. Democratic vice-presidential pick Kamala Harris, left, former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, and Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould. The ongoing racism and sexism experienced by Black, Indigenous, and racialized women in politics combined with the overwhelmingly positive reaction to Harris’ candidacy attest to the fact that an intersectional conversation on women’s political leadership is long overdue, writes Arezoo Najibzadeh. Flickr photograph by Gage Skidemore, The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trudeau government is getting a failing grade on supposed feminist bona fides

  • OTTAWA—In addition to Black and Indigenous people, the Trudeau government is failing women, hard. Since coming to power in 2015, the Liberal government has
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL, AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | July 22, 2020
From full-capacity shelters to unaffordable rental prices, the housing needs of women are chronically underfunded and neglected—and the situation is even worse for transgender women and non-binary people, write Arezoo Najibzadeh and Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Trudeau government is getting a failing grade on supposed feminist bona fides

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL, AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | July 22, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In addition to Black and Indigenous people, the Trudeau government is failing women, hard. Since coming to power in 2015, the Liberal government has

Trudeau government is getting a failing grade on supposed feminist bona fides

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL, AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | July 22, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In addition to Black and Indigenous people, the Trudeau government is failing women, hard. Since coming to power in 2015, the Liberal government has
From full-capacity shelters to unaffordable rental prices, the housing needs of women are chronically underfunded and neglected—and the situation is even worse for transgender women and non-binary people, write Arezoo Najibzadeh and Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
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