Violence against women, body image and gender equity will
become regular topics of discussion in high school classrooms
if a Parry Sound High School teacher has her way.
Shannon Mills taught one of the first women's studies
courses in Ontario this year, and along with her students, she
is fighting to have a similar course introduced to the
province's high school curriculum.
The teacher spoke about her mission recently an Ontario
Secondary Schools Teachers Federation (OSSTF) provincial status
of women meeting.
Mills and her students have joined forces with a London
group called the Miss G Project, who are also in favour of
bringing women's studies to high schools. On June 1, the two
groups will protest at Queen's Park.
For more information about bringing women's studies to high schools, go to www.themissgproject.org .
