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In many ways, Slutwalk is waging a battle that is unlike other protest movements. At the heart of all sexual violence is a debate over the ways in which language itself informs actions.

Just because we are feminists doesn't mean we must be flawless.

Lindsay Kite of Beauty Redefined speaks with The F Word about misleading women's fitness advertising, body-shaming, and whether being fit is entirely about how you look.

A wide-ranging interview with Judith Butler, including her thoughts on the student protests in Chile and Quebec: "sometimes you have to bring the machinery to a halt to make a difference."

More than 150 years after Mother's Day was first celebrated, there are women in every country who are working for safer, healthier, more peaceful communities and societies.

Some women claim that going nude is a revolutionary act while feminists argue that it merely perpetuates ideas as women as sex objects

The Feminist Porn Awards reflect the potential of public sex to change how we think about both porn and public space.

A Con backbencher wants to pass a motion to debate the beginning of life. But Harpo swears, again, this isn't about reopening the abortion debate.

Will a "Circle of Protection" protect women from abuse in activist communities?

The pro-choice movement scored a significant victory last week in the Parliamentary debate over anti-choice Motion 312. It could prove to be a watershed moment, one that could end the abortion debate.

Are there certain things women should have accomplished and purchased by the time they turn 30? Meghan Murphy critiques a list by Glamour.

A copy of the poem the regina mom read at Word Up Wednesday in Regina.

Today, on Parliament Hill, the Radical Handmaids gather in opposition to Motion 312, the anti-choice motion that seeks to redefine when human life begins.

The regina mom had it in mind to do a series around abortion because Motion 312 will be debated in the House of Commons on Thursday.

Watch the Inter Pares 2012 Speaker Series live as Asha El-Karib and Amanda Dale discuss the inspiration and the challenges of promoting peace and women's rights amidst violence and fundamentalism.

The discussion around basketball sensation Brittney Griner's gender is yet another marker of sports' role in solidifying rigid gender and racial stereotypes.

Is it possible to tell which men are abusive and which are "safe"? Will decriminalizing johns prevent violence against women and make johns safer?

As all Indigenous women and women of colour know, if sexism wasn't bad enough, we encounter racism on a daily basis as well -- on the street, in the classroom, in the workplace and in the media.

Over half the women in Canada are survivors of violence. The vast majority of women who seek support services will also have to face legal battles.

Unless more people stand up to twisted advertising tactics, images of violence against women will continue to proliferate.

In which Aalya describes the movement between dominant and non-dominant identities and how we get "stuck" in various stages of identification

Samantha Brick thinks women hate her because she's beautiful. Meghan Murphy thinks the world just hates women.

A new blog series offers lessons, strategies and inspiration on ways you can improve your media literacy and harness the power of the media to help end violence against women and girls.

Mcgill alumnus and lawyer Adrian Lomaga speaks to the blood ban on men who've had sex with other men, why the current policy is outdated and unscientific, and the need for a change in policy in Canada

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