Genesis for July 29th, 2009

Join your hosts this week, Hilda Coker and Cassandra Caverhill, as they dissect the following topics starting at 8:30 PM on Wednesday July 29:

* The great trouser debate*
Learn about how police in Seoul, North Korea and Khartoum, Sudan are enforcing that women are only permitted to wear skirts, as they both attempt to clamp down on public morals.

*Violence towards women in the name of family honour*
On June 30, a car filled with four women was found submerged in the Rideau Canal near Kingston, Ontario (three were sisters, one was a relative). Police have been treating the deaths as suspicious, and are now pursuing allegations that the murders were carried out as "honour killings". Are the cultural compents of this crime a growing trend in Canada?

*Finally! A beauty pageant about what's on the inside*
A teenager recently beat out nearly 300 other contestants and was recently crowned "Queen of Beautiful Morals" last week in a beauty competition held in Saudi Arabia. Is this shift towards recognizing women for who they are instead of what they look like a welcome change in the world of feminism?

*Playing hardball*
Last week ESPN reporter Erin Andrews had a video surface of her on the Internet naked in a hotel room, unbenownst to her. Is Andrews the victim of a crime perpetrated by a peeping Tom, or is this news - which was released by ESPN before any other outlet - a way to generate higher ratings? We'll talk about sexism in the sports world.

Listen in live at 91.5 FM, or online at www.cjam.ca! As always, we welcome your comments regarding this week's topics here on the blog!