http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/7918/0 en http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/why-women-dont-speak-out/33658 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/firefighing.jpg" alt="" title="Liane Tessier continues to speak out about harassment that she experienced as a Halifax firefighter and later while working as a stevedore on the Halifax waterfront. Recently she successfully appealed a decision by the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission to dismiss her complaint. Photo contributed." width="247" height="229" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Remaining silent; women&#39;s conditioned response</strong></p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/why-women-dont-speak-out/33658" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/why-women-dont-speak-out/33658#comments Liane Tessier Gender Labour Halifax Fire and Emergency Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission Sat, 13 Jun 2015 15:14:10 +0000 Robert DeVet 33658 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/video/fighting-women%E2%80%99s-rights-boys-club-gender-discrimin/14895 <div class="field field-type-emvideo field-field-video-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="emvideo emvideo-video emvideo-vimeo"><div id="media-vimeo-1" class="media-vimeo"> <iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/54125016?badge=0&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&autoplay=0" width="425" height="350"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Today, gender discrimination in the workplace is an issue that many in society associate with a bygone era: irrelevant and outdated.</p> <p>As women gained rights in the workplace and made their way through the patriarchal society, opportunities for equality within many workplaces improved.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/video/fighting-women%E2%80%99s-rights-boys-club-gender-discrimin/14895" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/video/fighting-women%E2%80%99s-rights-boys-club-gender-discrimin/14895#comments Liane Tessier Gender gender discrimination Women's rights workplace rights Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:48:49 +0000 Natascia Lypny 14895 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca