The Feminist Approach to Development The gendered experience of poverty is well documented in academic literature, and lived experiences of millions of women in developing countries worldwide. Having recognized the “invisibility” of women in the development process, the United Nations set aside the period of 1975–1985 as a decade for…

Original version published on June 30 2017 in CBC Radio’s Up Close series documenting stories from women of to commemorate Canada 150th Anniversary of independence. ___________________________________________ My experience of being -Canadian is about the hyphen. The thing that implies duality, diversity and connection. I was born in Scarborough, a suburb…