Alberta female politicians targeted by hateful, sexist online attacks. “We need to do our best to get rid of gendered insults, because it’s a way of undermining the power of women,” said…
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Hillary Clinton is contending for the position of first female president of the United States. However, Alicia Yu argues that Bernie Sanders may have a more progressive stance toward women’s issues in…
I am a feminist. I’m proud to be a feminist. #upfordebate — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) September 21, 2015 Harper’s out, Trudeau’s in. Last year JT said it’s important to recognize that “prostitution…
We’re casual about sex and serious about consent, but is it working? “University administrators take it for granted that a certain amount of sex will be ‘casual,’ that is, devoid of intimate…
Has modern 'feminism' become a reactionary vehicle for state censorship, repression and war? http://t.co/XXRQOlGuiv — WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 14, 2015 Wikileaks goes on anti-feminist rant on Wednesday, asking whether “feminism” (in scare…
South African media reports #OscarPistorius will be freed from jail on correctional supervision on Tuesday — Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) October 15, 2015 The Guardian reports: “Oscar Pistorius is to be released…
A human rights scandal: “Global Network of Sex Work Projects,” an organization that supposedly advocated for the rights of sex workers and co-chair of the UNAIDS Advisory Group on HIV and Sex…
No, the Suffragettes were not racists: “Astonishingly, the same charges of racism are levelled against the founders of the American women’s movement – in particular Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the others who…
Please put down that pink can of soup and put your bra back on. The pinkwashing of October (or “pinktober”) breast cancer awareness month has gone too far. Massachusetts Police Force will use…
Student diversity officer, Bahar Mustafa, charged by police for sending a #killallwhitemen tweet. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go check my twitter notifications, where several men just threatened to…
What you call racial and cultural appropriation, Rihanna calls “hero.” Rachel Dolezal attracts an unexpected fan. Wasn’t able to attend the Chris Hedges event in Vancouver last month? Check out Lee Lakeman’s…
University of Manchester Student’s Union de-platforms Julie Bindel from — wait for it — a panel discussion on feminism and censorship! Sexist man who says he “hate[s] lesbians” remains on the panel*.…
PETA is as terrible as ever. This time they’re plastering the sides of ambulances with images of a “sexy nurse” and a double entendre for ejaculation. Women of Japan unite: Leading Japanese…
American Apparel, known for their hypersexualized ads featuring young women, finally filed for bankruptcy. Video shows California cops punching unarmed woman in brutal arrest for a seatbelt violation. Why the founder of…
Ex-CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi pleads not guilty to four charges of sexual assault and one charge of choking to overcome resistance. Arson investigation underway with regard to fire at Planned Parenthood…