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

[Candace Coulson]

Yes, thank you for your synopsis Jarrah...sounds very complicated, yeesh!
Take care, Candace


On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 5:48 PM, Susan Hughson <sue at suehughson.com> wrote:

> Again, thanks Jarrah, and Candace for the great question.
> I am interested in the process itself, so thanks for the synopsis too.
>
> Sue
>
> On Feb 23, 2014, at 10:24 AM, Jarrah <jarrahhodge at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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Candace

*"One hundred years from now, it will not matter what kind of car I drove,
what kind of house I lived in, how much money was in my bank account, nor
what my clothes looked like. But the world may be a little better, because
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