One of the most intense and ongoing debates on the subject of sex centers on the existence, or non-existence, and the function of the g-spot in women. Essentially, the g-spot is known as a particular portion of vaginal anatomy that is very sensitive and can cause female orgasms during intercourse. However, there has never been ...
Yesterday, anti-abortion protestors gathered at Parliament Hill in Ottawa for the annual March for Life. Campaign Life Coalition is demanding the Conservatives take a second look at abortion laws in Canada. Stephen Harper and the Tories have repeatedly stated they will not change any legislation regarding abortion. However, Conservative MP Steven Woodsworth brought a motion ...
When women experience or witness violence they are more likely to have “risky sex,” like having unprotected sex or multiple sexual partners, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal Psychology of Violence, suggests that women have this kind of sex in order to cope with trauma. True, many women are survivors ...
One editorial in last week’s New York Times has started a significant debate about women of colour and their relationship with their bodies. Alice Randall wrote that many black women are fat because “we want to be.” That is why, she explains, “four out of five black women are seriously overweight” and “one out of four ...
Anti-bullying legislation is under attack by religious groups in Ontario. The proposed bill seeks to challenge homophobic bullying in schools but the religious groups opposing it say that it is an attempt to push a “gay lifestyle” on their children. Passing a bill to stop bullying in schools may sound a bit extreme. You might ...
Vogue is finally doing something about the prevalence of underage and underweight models in the fashion industry. Nineteen of the magazine’s worldwide publishers have joined together to make a pact to ban models who have eating disorders and any model who is under the age of 16 from appearing in the magazine. The new standard ...
The market for weddings in Britain is now valued at 7.5 billion pounds a year. The amount Brits spend on weddings has more than doubled since the ’80s. Now, some experts are claiming that this wedding day extravagance only leads to a more likely divorce. High Court Judge Sir Paul Coleridge said last week that ...
The term “bridezilla” was, unsurprisingly, coined by wedding consultants, who started referring to particularly difficult clients as such in the 90s. Since then, a hit US TV show has globalized the concept by filming these women in the process of planning their weddings, presenting the strongest argument in favor of eugenics that I’ve seen to ...
In honour of May, 4, the day that recognizes how important midwives are worldwide, it is even more important to recognize what happens in countries without midwives or access to reliable healthcare. Tanzania, for example, has a dangerously low number of women’s health care professionals and midwives. Because of this, it is one of the ...
A teen girl who collected over 30,000 signature on an anti-photoshop petition has been somewhat succesful. Julia Bluhm, who is just 14-years-old, wants Seventeen Magazine to stop selling fake images and bad self-esteem to girls. Girls want to be accepted, appreciated and liked. And when they don’t fit the criteria, some girls try to “fix” ...
Laptop bags; conspiracy of the patriarchal overlords. Oh yes. I am a woman with hands. The average-sized hands of...
The British nation stood shocked this morning. No, it was nothing to do with us being back in recession...
Dear Madame X, I am in an interracial marriage. Things are fine most of the time, but members of...
There’s not much that hasn’t been said about Alexander Trocchi’s treatment of women, real and literary. I read Young...
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My attention was brought this week to an article claiming that men exaggerate more than women. Nothing new in...
There I was in the supermarket. It was an ordinary day, in an ordinary shop. Nothing sinister about the...
Don’t tell anyone — but I turned 30 today! Last night, to celebrate the last day in my 20s,...
