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Canada’s ‘Feminist’ Aid Program Creates More Questions Than Answers
Sylvia Bawa
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology at York University
Sylvia Bawa Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology at York University
By 2022, 95 percent of Canada’s international assistance programs will target women and girls. But will this policy actually empower those it seeks to help? York University’s Sylvia Bawa questions how the new “feminist” approach will operate on the ground.