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Entries by Jarrah Hodge from 07/2011

Is There a Wrong Way to Get Women Into Politics?

| Posted 07.02.2011 | Canada
Read More: Female Conservatives, Womens Rights, Women in Politics, Louann Brizendine, Diane Ablonczy, Feminism, Anne Fausto-Sterling, Carolyn Bennett, Michele Bachmann, Rona Ambrose, Female Politicians, Canada News

The very argument that women are innately good at nurturing is anti-feminist. It's actually the same argument that's been used to keep women out of politics, making sure that when mothers run for office they get questioned about how they're making sure their children are taken care of.

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What We Learned From the Amp Radio Breast Implant Contest

| Posted 07.21.2011 | Canada
Read More: Calgary, Breast Augmentation, Transgender, Amp Radio, Breast Implant, Srs, Breast Implant Contest, Sex Reassignment Surgery, Breast Summer Ever, Avery Mitchell, Canada News

Many contestants in AMP Radio's "Breast Summer Ever" contest challenged the idea that cosmetic breast surgery is always something women to do conform to a beauty ideal and please men. Maybe the contestant who most challenged that idea was the eventual winner, Avery -- a trans woman.

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