Conservative MP’s Stay Home Comments Insult Women, New Immigrants
Conservative MP Bob Dechert insulted Canadian women, immigrant women and new Canadians' cultures when he said "moms can stay at home, which they're used to." The post Conservative MP’s Stay Home...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day 2015: Ontario’s bold anti-sexual violence plan
This powerful anti-sexual violence ad, released just in time for the 2015 International Woman's Day, is part of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's ambitious $41-million plan to combat sexual violence....
View ArticleAnti-Abortion, Anti-Gay Crusader Bill Whatcott Flees Canada
Bill Whatcott, a highly controversial anti-abortion and anti-gay crusader, flees Canada, seeks refuge in the Philippines. The post Anti-Abortion, Anti-Gay Crusader Bill Whatcott Flees Canada appeared...
View ArticleVictoria is the best city to be a woman in Canada: Study
A new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives reveals that Victoria is the best city to be a woman in Canada. The post Victoria is the best city to be a woman in Canada: Study appeared...
View ArticleAshley Madison’s misguided attempts to put the genie back in the bottle
Ashley Madison’s use of DMCA takedown notices to social media platforms in an attempt to stop the dissemination of the site users' hacked personal information "may violate the DMCA itself," argues...
View ArticleFederal Court judge said sex assault complainant “allowed the sex to happen”
Four Canadian law professors have lodged a complaint against a Federal Court judge who asked a sex assault complainant why she couldn't just keep her knees together to fend off her attacker. And “why...
View ArticleConservative MP Tom Lukiwski called female candidate an “NDP whore”
In yet another example of pervasive misogyny in Canada, a new YouTube video shows Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski calling a provincial candidate an “NDP whore.” The post Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski...
View ArticleMary Chapman: Are Women People?
Influential feminist Alice Duer Miller’s question "Are Women People?" still rings true after 100 years, writes Mary Chapman, a professor of English at the University of British Columbia. The post Mary...
View ArticleIn Canada and around the world, “women are unpaid, undervalued and unequal”:...
A new report says women now play defining roles in the the global economy but still receive "unequal benefits." The report was co-published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and Oxfam...
View ArticleHow Women-Led Movements Are Redefining Power, From California to Nepal
Around the world, movements led by women are challenging "growing corporate power, land grabs, economic injustice, and climate change, women's movements offer a paradigm shift," writes San...
View Article“Jian Ghomeshi is guilty”, Kathryn Borel says in post-sexual assault charges...
Kathryn Borel: "Every day, over the course of a three year period, Mr. Ghomeshi made it clear to me that he could do what he wanted to me and my body." The post “Jian Ghomeshi is guilty”, Kathryn Borel...
View ArticleThis “new” feminism is the same feminism started by our grandmothers
Our grandmothers showed us a bigger, better feminism with women’s rights, racial equity, and gender justice at its heart, writes award-winning journalist Dani McClain. The post This “new” feminism is...
View ArticleStanford University Sexual Assault Case: Victim’s Impact Statement
Here's the full impact statement by the 23-year old victim in the Stanford University sexual assault case. She states that her attacker, Brock Turner, was "willing to go to any length, to discredit me,...
View ArticleOrlando shooting: Is there a link between being in the closet and being...
This research-based piece discusses the possibility that Orlando shooter Omar Mateen was motivated by a struggle with his own homosexuality, Islam and parental pressure. The post Orlando shooting: Is...
View ArticleVictoria is the best place to be a woman in Canada
A recent study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives confirms Victoria as the best city to be a woman in Canada in 2016. The capital of British Columbia also grabbed top spot in the CCPA's...
View ArticleJudge Robin Camp to rape complainant: “Why couldn’t you just keep your knees...
The Canadian Judicial Council will soon determine the fate of a judge who admonished a sex assault complainant with "sexist and disrespectful" remarks such as: "Why couldn’t you just keep your knees...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day: yes, we still need to protest this shit
On International Women’s Day 2017, we still need to "protest this shit" because, for example, Donald Trump got elected president of the US and he "endorses positions of feminine passivity and masculine...
View ArticleMacron and Trudeau shouldn’t be so proud of appointing women to their Cabinets
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron are obviously proud of the fact that they've both appointed gender-parity Cabinets. For Malliga Och, an Assistant Professor...
View ArticleMacron and Trudeau shouldn’t be so proud of appointing women to their Cabinets
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron are obviously proud of the fact that they've both appointed gender-parity Cabinets. For Malliga Och, an Assistant Professor...
View ArticleRape at universities: One program is proven to reduce it
The Enhanced Assess, Acknowledge, Act (EAAA) Sexual Assault Resistance program, developed by Charlene Senn, a Professor of Psychology at the University of Windsor, empowers women students at...
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