But the fight for women’s rights — with good men joining in — was never going to be easy. Canada’s Feminist International Assistance is spending money on reproductive rights in poorer countries, even as U.S. President Donald Trump does his best to remove such rights. Populist nations — the U.S., the Philippines, Brazil, Hungary — are slashing women’s rights. “Women’s rights are human rights,” says Canada’s famously feminist Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland. Day by day, we women hope to become full members of the human race.

Source: thestar March 05, 2019 21:33 UTC