Jun 30 2021

How the Canadian State and Liberal Feminism Often Fail to Support Racialized Feminisms

By Alejandra Padros

The ideas of liberation, agency and emancipation are culturally-constructed. Thus, the feminist principles institutionalized by any state are politically informed. Does the Canadian State merely protect feminist ideals that represent western values or does it also recognize other schemes that honour and allow for other possibilities of feminism? Do liberal feminists deter or encourage other…

Mar 30 2021

Violence Against Indigenous Women in Mexico and Canada: A Comparative Study

By Alejandra Padros

Mexico and Canada- two countries unified by their general history of settler-colonialism and violence towards Indigenous peoples- house an epidemic of violence towards Indigenous women that include “rape, forced disappearance, human trafficking, and murder” as frequent manifestations of violence (Marceau et al.). In both countries, these crimes often go on with impunity and without investigation…