Dec 6, 2019
Women journalists as human rights defenders
Sarah Macharia
For decades now, "very few" stories in Canadian news media have challenged gender stereotypes, according to a global monitoring project conducted every five years since 1995.
#metoo
Sep 26, 2019
Kai Cheng Thom on transformative justice after #MeToo
Alexandra Valahu
The writer and performer speaks with Alexandra Valahu about her new book, "I Hope We Choose Love."
Mar 28, 2019
'Small Gaming Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club' is a tale of resilience
Tania Ehret
Megan Gail Coles's debut novel tells a story of violence and hope set during an epic Newfoundland blizzard.
Jan 10, 2019
'Women Talking' is a beautifully written meditation on the power of narrative
Marisa Grizenko
Miriam Toews's novel chronicles the agonizing decision faced by a group of Mennonite women following the revelation of sexual assaults in their community.
Aug 9, 2018
Stopping sexual abuse of young girls in schools in Ghana
rabble radio
Maxine Betteridge-Moes of Farm Radio International talks to Esther Armah about Coalition Against Sexual Abuse (CASA)’s campaign to end violence against young girls in Ghana’s schools.
Mar 1, 2018
Size as a human right in a #MeToo world
In Canada, size is still an acceptable basis for discrimination, not protected by human rights legislation. It ought to be.
Feb 21, 2018
Women Who Tell, two years on
Svea Vikander
The progress we have made in speaking out about sexual assault relies on one major cultural shift: the women making allegations have stopped caring about men's feelings.
Feb 9, 2018
Hijabs, feminism and hypocrisy in mainstream narratives of women's liberation
In an era of #MeToo and #TimesUp, it is time to trust women's choices and stories in the face of all sorts of adversity. That includes choices made by Muslim women.
Feb 3, 2018
#ThisIsWhere TTC campaign dovetails with #MeToo movement
Krystalline Kraus
A new initiative by the Toronto Transit Commission includes posters and a website where people share their stories of harassment on the TTC.
Feb 2, 2018
The rise and pathetic fall of Patrick Brown
Did his inner circle, caucus and the Queen’s Park press corps know, but all kept it quiet, part of what used to be called a “gentleman’s agreement?” How long did they know?
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