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Why we shouldn't engage in the later abortion debate
18+ hour, 50+ min ago (19+ words) Those who oppose all forms of abortion, use later abortions as a wedge issue to attack all abortion access....
Fighting rising intimate partner violence in Canada through the Universal Caregiver model
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (384+ words) Thea Baines is a graduate student at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, as well as the Centre for Criminology and Socio-Legal Studies. Her research focuses on intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) and…...
Canadian Center for Women's Empowerment CEO recognized with Governor General's Award
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (480+ words) Meseret Haileyesus was recognized for her years of advocacy on the issue of economic abuse. The Canadian Center for Women's Empowerment (CCFWE) is an organization dedicated to helping survivors of all forms of economic abuse and recently, their founder and…...
Tariffs are worsening the mental load for moms this holiday season
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (316+ words) The holiday budget will need to be stretched further this year because of tariffs, but so will those who manage that budget. I am a busy mom who doesn't want to be caught dead in the dystopian hellscape that is…...
Workers call for government investment, not cuts, on gender equality week
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (533+ words) The Ministry for Women and Gender Equality is expected to cut over 80 per cent of its spending over the next three years. As gender equality week draws to a close, labour organizations have highlighted the importance of government investment in…...
Abortion is an economic issue: Reflections from the federal election
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (255+ words) Access to reproductive care not only provides for better health outcomes for women and people who can become pregnant, but economic ones as well. Abortion and other reproductive healthcare services are vital to the economic success and freedom of women…...
Move over Trad wives, meet the "Everything Wife
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (459+ words) The Everything Wife is not only expected to manage the home, but to maintain a full-time career as well. Trad wives are still trending. But is it actually a reactionary to straight men's distaste for domestic labour?" The hashtags "Tradwife…...
Selective sisterhood: Iran, Palestine, and the feminist case against empire
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (398+ words) As Iranian women and children are being killed by a hostile, imperial aggressor, the silence of western liberal feminists is deafening. It has been more than a week since the start of persistent warfare between Iran and Israel. It had…...
Feminist organizations welcome return of ministry of Women and Gender Equality to cabinet
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (394+ words) Ashleigh-Rae is the 2025 recipient of the Jack Layton Journalism for Change Fellowship. They are a Black, queer journalist, facilitator, and community member dedicated to liberation for all. They have previously interned at Toronto Star, and was selected as the CJF-CBC…...
A tough pill to swallow: Pregnancy, misogyny, and my mental health
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (939+ words) As we approach Mother's Day, it is important to remember the struggles of pregnancy, which can be made all the more difficult by the misogyny that women regularly face. When I got pregnant, I was prepared for stretch marks but…...