The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women that are up for consideration. The all-male list in contention for the prestigious Palme d’Or prize has been criticized as evidence of gender bias. Whilst it is true that, of course, women make films these days, and ...
This phrase may be uttered more often by women than by men, and it’s not just because men are so tough and macho. Although it’s possible for men to underplay the pain they feel in the name of preserving their masculinity, researchers suggest there’s something much deeper underlying the difference between men and women when ...
Lately it’s starting to feel like we’re on the brink of a gender neutral revolution. Some passport applications are no longer gender-specific. At Egalia, a Swedish preschool, “him” and “her” don’t exist. One couple caused an uproar by raising a genderless child, and even boys wear pink nail polish. But it seems the trend hasn’t ...
Any article that is entitled, “In the Workplace, What Can Women Learn From Men?” is a surefire way to piss me, and all of my other feminist buddies, the fuck off. But, apparently, The Huffington Post thought it was a grand idea. Before I flip, I must point out that their idea was interesting. It ...
Back in 1970, two independent thinkers decided that words were sexier when they weren’t sex specific. These two ladies are none other than Kate Swift and Casey Miller. After editing a sex education manual full of man-isms, they took it upon themselves to take feminism to the books. If women wanted equality, damn it they ...
I don’t know about you, but I read books for the story. The protagonist’s gender doesn’t matter so much as the central message and the general feeling you get when you’re reading. I like to feel inspired, enlightened or mystified, among other grand sentiments. Thankfully, the National Post seems to be with me on this. ...
How sweet, people coo, leaning over the baby carriage. The next question is inevitable: Is it a girl or a boy? A Swedish couple have refused to identify the sex of their baby — causing an international furor, with some accusing them of child abuse. Pop is a healthy two and a half year old ...
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
