Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIt is not only that Canadian women feel emboldened by their American counterparts, she added. Paulette Senior, president of the Canadian Women’s Foundation, which finances gender equality projects across the country, said the election of Mr. Trump galvanized Canadian feminists, too. Unlike the government in Washington, the federal government in Canada under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a self-described feminist, has been leading the push to address sexual harassment. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe bill also includes as sexual harassment any “condition of a sexual nature” that might affect a worker’s job security or opportunities for promotion. Just over three years ago, the debate over sexual harassment flared up in Canada after the firing and arrest of a prominent musician and radio host, Jian Ghomeshi.

Source: New York Times January 29, 2018 16:41 UTC