May 23, 2012
Marvel Comics is once again showing its support for diverse characters in its comics. The comic book giant’s first openly gay character, Northstar in Astonishing X-Men, is going to propose to his longtime partner in the next issue. It will also be the first gay marriage scene in a Marvel series. Northstar, who is a ...
May 22, 2012
One of Australia’s leading female politicians has suggested that women facing sexual discrimination at work should just ignore it and it will disappear. Isobel Redmond made the comments at a women’s leadership event in Adelaide. These comments seem more suited to a grey-suited politician from the an earlier era, not a liberal Australian political leader. ...
May 21, 2012
After you get engaged, it’s easy to become bogged down with planning the wedding, if you choose to have one. But while being bombarded with emails about chair covers (seriously, never give your email address to anyone in this industry), occasionally it dawns on one that hey, one is going to be married after all ...
May 19, 2012
My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to start a “men’s centre” on campus, as a place for men (according to the would-be founders) to discuss “men’s issues and mental wellness and all the different things that come along with that.” The article was ...
April 29, 2012
Ali G interviews Naomi Wolf about feminism!
March 26, 2012
In the true married relationship, the independence of husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal. ~ Lucretia Mott
March 8, 2012
A Halifax radio station managed to spectacularly miss the point of International Women’s Day by…erm…selling women. Q104, who also facilitate something called “thong of the day,” are totally comfortable with their idiocy. NDP MP for Halifax Megan Leslie apologized in Commons to the women of the Czech Republic on behalf of the women of Canada ...
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March 8, 2012
Happy International Women’s Day! Take a moment today to celebrate the women in your life and the women who stand up for what they believe it. It’s not always easy but it’s definitely worth it. Check out the official International Women’s Day website for some great resources, such as videos, posters, local events, and more! ...
March 6, 2012
While we celebrate the large and even small triumphs of the women’s rights movement, sometimes we want to see the bigger picture. On a worldwide scale, is life improving for women? The World Bank says yes, but at a painfully slow rate. As it stands right now, “women perform 66 percent of the world’s work, produce 50 ...
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February 17, 2012
Last week a member of Canada’s Parliament did the unthinkable. No, she didn’t infringe on anyone’s rights, didn’t offend any minorities or start any wars. NDP MP Sana Hassainia brought her 3-month-old son to work. Gasp! Don’t women, especially female politicians, know that you’re not supposed to remind people that you have a uterus! Controversy started when ...
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