Changing the bottom line - the economic line - and caring for each other and for the community, that's what feminism is about today,

I'm disappointed that Marian Boyd, who is a feminist, would recommend such a thing,

The best way to get someone to lose weight is to get them feeling OK about being fat.

The big problem is that there are no mainstream women's group arguing against it,

It's two edges of the same coin; you see when you are obsessed with weight, getting fat is the other side of getting skinny,

They don't have the same focus on a leader that all of the other parties have. If we're going to have a real democracy, we're going to have to stop this great leader stuff, we have to stop this focus on one ? usually man ? to lead a party, and get leadership from everyone.

No religious law should have the force of secular law,

The pressure on young working women to succeed totally in every aspect of their lives and be totally devoted to their children - the pressure is unimaginable. You don't have to imagine it - you live it. Young women today feel pressured to be perfect. ... essential issue.

For women to become equal they not only have to change the laws but also change attitudes and culture, because our culture is still incredibly patriarchal,

This the first time we've seen a party in North America like this.