International Women’s Day – Journée Internationale des Femmes

International Women’s Day March 08

Last week Lise Thériault, the Quebec minister responsible for the status of women, said she believes in equal rights for men and women — but rejected the label of being a feminist.

Following criticism over her statement that she is an egalitarian, Thériault said that she is indeed a feminist “in her own way.”

The remarks a week before International Women’s Day, shouldn’t come as a surprise from a government whose austerity measures,…is a brutal obstacle to achieving real equality between men and women*.

“The Quebec Liberal government promotes and puts into effect without the slightest scruple, social and economic policies that impoverish women, undermining their physical and material security which destroy the conditions of their autonomy. Of course, they fiercely defend, feminism as one of their core values. This is true, in theory. But where it counts, in fact, they wash their hands. ” Austérité, Les libéraux n’aiment pas les femmes Aurélie Lanctôt*

How will you mark the day?

Celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women. Yet let’s also be aware progress has slowed in many places across the world including Quebec, so urgent action is needed to accelerate gender parity.

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La semaine dernière, Lise Thériault, le ministre québécois responsable de la condition de la femme, dit-elle croit en l’égalité des droits pour les hommes et les femmes – mais a rejeté l’étiquette d’être une féministe.

Suite aux critiques sur sa déclaration selon laquelle elle est égalitaire, Thériault a dit qu’elle est en effet une féministe »à sa façon.”

Les remarques d’une semaine avant le Journée internationale des femmes, ne devrait pas venir comme une surprise d’un gouvernement dont les mesures d’austérité,… constitue un frein brutal à l’atteinte de l’égalité réelle entre les hommes et les femmes*.

« [Les libéraux] promeuvent et mettent à exécution, sans le moindre scrupule, des politiques sociales et économiques qui appauvrissent les femmes, minent leur sécurité physique et matérielle et détruisent les conditions de leur autonomie. Bien sûr, ils s’en défendront farouchement, présentant même le féminisme comme l’une de leurs valeurs phares. Cela est vrai, en théorie. Mais là où ça compte, dans les faits, ils s’en lavent les mains. » Austérité, Les libéraux n’aiment pas les femmes Aurélie Lanctôt*

Comment allez-vous marquer le jour?

Célébrez la réussite sociale, économique, culturelle et politique des femmes. Pourtant, soyons aussi conscients des progrès a ralenti dans de nombreux endroits à travers le monde, y compris le Québec, l’action si urgente est nécessaire pour accélérer la parité.
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