Maddie White in the House, Part 2

The Feminist Movement has undergone several changes in direction since the word "Feminism" became part of popular consciousness in the 1960s. Read Madeleine White's article Where have all the feminists gone , in which she outlines the waves of Feminism and asks what does feminism look like in our day and age. Answer Maddie's question and use examples from your life.

Maddie White in the House, Part 1

On Friday, January 30th, Mary Ward J-students and members of Gender Justice had the opportunity to meet Madeleine White, a 23-year-old feminist and writer with the Toronto Star. She shared her experiences of the newspaper business, her writing process and how she integrates her feminism into work.

Writing an Opinionated Editorial (Op Ed) is not an easy task. It does not simply mean jotting down your personal rant on paper, but as we discovered through Maddie, it involves research with friends, professionals, and essentially anyone willing to share an opinion.

Read Maddie's article, entitled Gender studies missing from high school. From her talk, we learned about the hoops that Maddie had to jump through in order to learn why her source was threatened with job loss if her quote was published. What are your thoughts on how Maddie dealt with the situation? Identify the all the sources that Maddie uses in this article. How does using a variety of different voices enrich the article? What is Maddie's opinion about the addition of Gender Studies in Ontario high schools and what are your thoughts about it?