[Wamvan] Transcripts from Status of Women Committee Testimony on Eating Disorders

[Jarrah]

Thanks, for the kind words and those resources, Candace.

As for how effective it was, we'll have to wait and see. The process is
really interesting - once the committee has decided on the witnesses they
want to hear and everyone has testified, the policy analysts assigned to
the committee are tasked with drafting a report that must contain reference
to every witness' testimony. Then the committee goes in camera and the
government can strike parts of the report that they don't agree with. The
opposition is not allowed to talk about what happens in this session but
they can produce a "shadow report" based on the original testimony, and
they can draw attention to aspects of testimony that were left out of the
final report.

My understanding for this issue is that there is broad cross-party
consensus that there are serious gaps in the system and I didn't see any
areas of disagreement among the witnesses. The fact that I was asked
questions by MPs from every party I think is a positive sign. So I don't
think we can expect a lot of partisan wrangling before the final report.

After that the government will need to decide whether or not to take action
on specific items. My understanding is the Conservative MP who proposed the
study is hoping to get a Canada-wide action plan on eating disorders, and
this is supported by the other parties.

I'm hopeful that, at minimum, the final report will give advocates and
medical professionals more of a toe-hold to argue with government on
changes needed.




On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 9:19 AM, Candace <cancou at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Jarrah, wow, what important work. Thank you for sharing this.
>
> How women are represented in popular culture has been a passion of mine
> for the past ten years. I'm currently in the teachers training (PDP) at SFU
> and last week I started a unit with a grade five class, where they are
> considering their past and current choices in toys, activities, and shows
> through a "gender stereotypes" lens, and then considering the impact on
> identity, gender roles, and peer bullying. I'm pretty excited. Through the
> PDP I have also been introduced to igirl (
> http://www.saleemanoon.com/igirl/), an organization that does workshops
> in schools with children and youth regarding the sexualization of women;
> just in case people are interested in checking it out.
>
> Continuing on the sentiment of resource sharing, here's a shirt video
> assignment I made a few semesters back about sexual objectification in
> advertising: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-3VSzOkQ34. There are some
> relevant sources at the end that may be helpful.
>
> Finally, out of curiosity, how did you feel about the effectiveness of the
> meeting, and the discussions about future action?
>
> Take care, Candace :+)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 22, 2014, at 8:35 AM, Jarrah <jarrahhodge at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> The transcripts are now up online from the day I spoke at the House of
> Commons Status of Women Committee on eating disorders, gender and media. In
> this post at my blog I include my 10-minute opening statement and a link to
> the entire meeting, which included 3 other witnesses (two medical experts
> and an advocate who shared her daughter's story) and Q&A from MPs.
>
>
> http://www.gender-focus.com/2014/02/22/status-women-committee-mps-study-eating-disorders/
>
> As I note in the post, I want to thank the listserv so much for your help
> sharing your resources, thoughts and experiences with me.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jarrah
>
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