News in Review - February 1997 Victims of Fashion
This report is a haunting look at the newest fashion phenomenon, the emaciated teenage supermodel, and the impact on, and implications for, young people.
- 1997
- 00:14:06
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/15/1997
CBC News Village Cellphone: Empowering Bangladesh
In the early 1990s, Iqbal Quadir, a Bangladesh-born MIT professor and entrepreneur, had the idea that cellphones could be used to help the very poorest people. For Bangladesh, a densely populated country strangled by frequent natural disasters and a serious lack of infrastructure, Iqbal saw communication technology as an essential resource. His vision: to help village entrepreneurs, backed by micro-loans, ...
- 2008
- 00:11:13
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/14/2013
CANAdooDAday Viola Desmond
The story of one of Canada’s most famous civil rights icons, and the soon-to-be- face of the $10 bill is told.
- 2017
- 00:03:20
- 5-8
- Added on: 10/11/2017
News in Review - September 1993 Violence Against Women
Using the report and National Action Plan of the Canadian Panel on Violence Against Women as the backdrop, this News in Review report looks at the issues and controversies surrounding what Canadians recognize as a growing problem.
- 1993
- 00:13:21
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/15/1993
The Current Where's the Male Birth Control Pill?
Drug companies may be willing to supply a birth control pill for men - however there is that little problem of demand. CBC Radio's The Current asks about the slow pace of research into contraceptives for men.
- 2013
- 00:25:21
- 15-17
- Added on: 11/15/2013
The National Will protests hurt President Trump?
After a huge turnout for women’s marches all over the world, The National's Wendy Mesley asks Sunday Talk panelists: should Trump be scared? Has Trump managed to reawaken the left? Should the protesters back off and give him a chance? Panelists include: Jonathan Kay, editor-in-chief at The Walrus magazine; Supriya Dwivedi, political commentator and radio talk show host; and Hadiya Rodrique, lawyer and ...
- 2017
- 00:13:01
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/24/2017
The National Women and minimum wage
One hundred years after Canada introduced a minimum wage, it's mostly women still stuck at the bottom of the income ladder. And while some call recent minimum wage hikes a good thing, others call them job killers.
- 2018
- 00:05:41
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/23/2018
The National Women Priests
There is a growing movement toward welcoming women to serve as priests in the Catholic Church; at the same time there is increasing resistance to the idea.
- 2017
- 00:14:59
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/18/2017
The National Women take men's roles at Stratford Festival
Women are taking men's roles at the normally traditional Stratford Festival, as organizers look for more gender parity in arts and entertainment.
- 2018
- 00:03:36
- 13-14
- Added on: 07/27/2018
The National Women-focused co-working spaces increase in Canada
The spike coincides with the rise of the #MeToo movement, as more women look for an alternative to the male-dominated workplace. But are these women-only workplaces discriminatory?
- 2018
- 00:04:22
- 13-14
- Added on: 07/03/2018
