From Maria Kubacki of the Ottawa Citizen

• When women leave
  “Who’s more useful — women or men? Watching The Week the Women Went, CBC’s reality TV show, it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that the fairer sex is also the indispensable sex.” Read more.

From Brian Gorman of the Brantford Expositor:

• Lock up the womenfolk
  “This is the second time CBC has stormed into a village, carried off the women and enslaved the men. The occasion is the reality series/social experiment “The Week the Women Went,” which begins its second season Wednesday, Jan. 21, on CBC Television.” Read more.

From the Journal Pioneer:

• Nova Scotia community soldiers on without its women
  “This quaint town on Nova Scotia’s north shore has survived invasion and its coasts are battered annually by tropical storms. The townspeople are proud, tough and have always found a way to flourish.” Read more.

From Tim Arsenault of the Chronicle Herald:

• It’s a man’s world
  “IT MAY HAVE been The Week The Women Went, but it was also the week Paperny Films came to Tatamagouche.” Read more.

From Veronica Boodhan of the National Post:

• Q&A: CBC’s The Week the Women Went producer Cal Shumiatcher
  “The Gemini-nominated series, adapted from the 2005 BBC version, takes place in a small town where the women leave their families to take a week vacation. This season, the show takes place in the Maritime town of Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia. While the women leave for a trip to a luxury resort, the men in their lives must handle the daily responsibilities without their ladies to lend them a hand.” Read more.