I live with 14 women I have never met. Each holiday season, I grade final exams, choose my Christmas tree, shovel my driveway and wrap my gifts, all the while […]
Tag: Canada
Stories about Canadian politics and social issues.
The Femisphere: Bloggers From Canada
Women, Action and the Media (WAM!) recently released “Exploring the Canadian Feminist Blogosphere,” informed by research conducted on behalf of WAM! Vancouver. The report delves into the distinction between blogs […]
Canada Is No Safe Harbor for Reproductive Rights
Every election year, disgruntled Americans threaten to move to Canada if the vote doesn’t come out the way they want it to, and 2012 was no different. Prior to election […]
Because Catcalls Are Not Compliments
When I was in sixth grade, I had to walk a long way home from the bus stop. A few times, men followed me. I ran to a store so […]
New Canadian Hundred Dollar Bill Depicts a Woman–U.S., Take Note!
One thing Canadians may notice upon receiving their fancy new PLASTIC hundred dollar bills this month (if they’re fortunate enough to carry around that kind of pocket change), is that […]
This Week in Priest Abuse
As SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) anxiously await news from the International Criminal Court (ICC) on whether they will try Pope […]
How Gender Gets Stopped at the Border
Looking to go into the shoe importing business? Be prepared to pay more to get women’s shoes across the border. Or maybe you have an itch to sell cotton shirts? […]
Join the Fight to End Rape in War
If you’ve been following my live-blogging at Feministe or my live-tweeting at @jaclynf, you already know what a sickening and preventable crime against humanity sexual violence in conflict zones is. […]
Canada Headed for a Stormy Ride
North of the 49th parallel, four more years of Stephen Harper’s Conservative rule has begun. On May 2nd, Canadians went to the polls and gave Harper the majority of seats […]
Canadian Women Want to Break Up with Stephen Harper
Five weeks ago, the Canadian government was forced into an election, one the ruling party–Stephen Harper’s Conservatives–claimed the Canadian public didn’t want. But the campaign has turned into one that […]