1 Essential Women & Gender Stories for Canadians

This press review, grounded in media monitoring of Canadian print publications, delivers the essential news on women and gender issues shaping the country today. According to Press Monitor's tracking of Canadian publications, print media monitoring and media intelligence reveal the defining moments in gender equality and women's leadership.

1. Gloria Steinem Dies at 92

Vancouver Sun reports that Gloria Steinem, the American journalist, author and activist who was one of the most recognizable faces of the feminist movement, died peacefully at age 92 at her home in New York City on Thursday, her foundation said. Gloria's Foundation said the cause of death was not specified. Steinem co-founded Ms. Magazine and the National Women's Political Caucus, organized the first National Women's Conference in Houston and became a leading voice on abortion rights after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Gloria Steinem's passing at age 92 closes a defining chapter in the global fight for gender equality. As a co-founder of Ms. Magazine and the National Women's Political Caucus, she spent six decades championing women's voices in journalism, activism, and publishing. Tracked by Press Monitor across multiple Canadian publications, this story resonates with anyone following women's leadership and reproductive rights.

Key detail: Steinem became a leading voice on abortion rights after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and her foundation confirmed her peaceful passing at her New York City home without specifying a cause.

Source: Vancouver Sun | Next step: How will Steinem's legacy influence the next generation of women's rights advocacy? Share your thoughts in the comments and tag @MsMagazine.

2. Toronto Educator Backs Afghan Girls' Education

The Globe And Mail (ottawa/quebec Edition) reports that since 2021 Toronto-based poet and educator Hazrat Wahriz has hosted weekly online literature classes for Afghan girls barred from school by the Taliban, and that his non-profit Network of Community Schools for Girls in Afghanistan runs underground classrooms where more than 1,600 girls are taught by female teachers.

Toronto-based poet and educator Hazrat Wahriz has become a quiet force for Afghan girls' education, hosting weekly online literature classes since 2021 for girls barred from school by the Taliban. His non-profit, the Network of Community Schools for Girls in Afghanistan, runs underground classrooms where more than 1,600 girls are taught by female teachers.

Why it matters: This story highlights the intersection of gender, education, and human rights — a reminder that the fight for women and girls extends far beyond borders. Tracked by Press Monitor from Canadian print sources.

Key detail: Over 1,600 Afghan girls are currently being educated through Wahriz's underground network, staffed entirely by female teachers.

Source: The Globe and Mail (Ottawa/Quebec Edition) | Next step: How can Canadian institutions support grassroots education efforts like Wahriz's? Tag organizations doing this work.

This press review was compiled from print media monitoring across Canada's national, regional, and community publications. What story on women and gender issues should Press Monitor cover next?