March 8: Linda Kay blogs for International Women's Day
Linda Kay, a pioneering journalist who was the Chicago Tribune’s first female sportswriter, will mark International Women’s Day on March 8 by hosting a live blog supported by the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
“Blogging is an innovative way of reaching out to the community at large on International Women’s Day,” observes Kay, chair and associate professor of Concordia’s Department of Journalism. “I invite everyone to join this conversation documenting the enormous strides women have made – and the steps that remain – in the effort to achieve true equality for women worldwide.”
Launched in 1911, International Women’s Day celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women. Modern students, Kay relates, are often surprised to discover that women worked as journalists 100 years ago. Indeed, according to the 1911 census, about 70 women across Canada were categorized as journalists, editors and reporters.
Kay herself has written for newspapers such as The Globe and Mail, The London Free Press, The Montreal Gazette and magazines including Chatelaine and Newsweek. She is the author of a forthcoming book, The Sweet Sixteen, profiling a group of groundbreaking women reporters in Canada.
Several events are being held around Montreal to observe International Women’s Day. To learn more, please consult the Upcoming events page of Concordia’s Simone de Beauvoir Institute – the oldest feminist studies program in the country.
Related links:
• International Women’s Day
• Concordia Department of Journalism
• “Encounter with History” – Journal profile on Linda Kay, November 24, 2005
• Concordia Simone de Beauvoir Institute