New study shows that, as women take over a male-dominated field, pay drops: “A striking example is to be found in the field of recreation — working in parks or leading camps…
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Police arrest 10 johns in Winnipeg through counter-exploitation unit task force. Legislation banning the purchase of sex has been in place for nearly a year and a half now. Eight vehicles were…
Leilani Muir, the first woman to successfully sue the Alberta government for forced sterilization under the Eugenics Act, dies at 72. The War At Home: documentary looks at Canada’s failure to help…
Caitlyn Jenner says that Trump would be “very good for women’s issues,” and that Hillary Clinton is a “fucking liar.” Facebook hands Celeste Liddle a third ban for posting an image of…
Who made Donald Trump the man he is today? His grandfather, in part, who amassed the first Trump fortune on the backs of prostituted women. UN Women launches The Global Gender Equality…
The newly launched Women’s Media Center Speech Project argues that online anonymity is critical for women and how Facebook’s “real name policy” harms women who have been the targets of abuse. “People…
Earl’s restaurant changes dress code after CBC report on sexism damages their PR. Berkeley law school dean Sujit Choudhry resigns amid sexual harassment lawsuit. Sarah Ditum argues that if we’re going to…
Sylvia Pankhurst: shunned, snubbed, now to be honoured, at last, with London statue. The first uterus transplant in the U.S. fails, hospital says. Clinical trial that aims to do 10 uterus transplants…
Rumours surface that Sony Music is trying to find a way to end Dr. Luke’s contract amid public outcry over his abuse of Kesha. Dr. Luke’s lawyer refutes these claims. Bombay woman…
Meghan Murphy argues that third wave feminism and an increasingly individualistic culture have rendered the word “feminism” meaningless. Time to get radical with our feminism! Alberta’s Court of Appeal rules women’s groups…
UK leftist political leader, Jeremy Corbyn, comes out in favour of blanket decriminalization of prostitution, including the decriminalization of pimps, johns, and brothel owners. It is expected that female Labour MPs will…
Oscar Pistorius, found guilty of Reeva Steenkamp’s 2013 slaying, is denied right to appeal murder conviction. All female Ghostbusters? Yes, please. The trailer is officially out so get ready for some bad-ass…
Honduras environmental and Indigenous activist, Berta Cáceres, assassinated in her home. In 2015, the co-founder of the Council of Indigenous Peoples of Honduras won the Goldman Environmental prize, the world’s leading environmental…
Just a reminder of how ignorant American anti-abortion lawmakers are: GOP lawmaker, Pete Nielson, says that “trauma” prevents pregnancy from incest and rape, and that he knows this because he has five…
Sweden takes steps to ban surrogacy: “[Last] week, Sweden took a firm stand against surrogacy. The governmental inquiry on surrogacy published its conclusions, which the parliament is expected to approve later this…