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Gender Equality

Can Venus and Mars Work Together?

Leah Eichler | Posted 06.12.2013 | Canada Living
Leah Eichler

The startling realization of "Work With Me: The 8 Blind Spots Between Men and Women" suggests that despite all of our progress, men and women still do not know how to act around each other. Can we reduce the lack of advancement of women in the workplace to a colossal case of misunderstanding? Perhaps.

Is THIS How You Get Gender Equality?

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 05.15.2013 | Canada Living

In a country where women run the most powerful provinces and a handful of the biggest companies, it's still surprising to hear we have such a long way...

Why New Pink Kinder Surprise Pisses Me Off

Melissa Carr | Posted 05.17.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Melissa Carr

For years and years, Kinder eggs were gender neutral. I'm not sure if there was a dip in sales or if Kinder decided that they desperately needed more girl clientele, but the way they were packaged before neither said "girl" nor "boy" to me. The new package states "Toys for Girls."

Why Beyonce's "Mrs. Carter Tour" Is Bad For Women

Anea Bogue | Posted 05.08.2013 | Canada Living
Anea Bogue

International Women's Day is all about pausing to reflect on our achievements in the long-standing effort to create equality between men and women. For over a decade, Beyonce has been singing about girls and women being independent. However, when I found out last month that the megastar and girl power proponent was calling her tour the 'Mrs. Carter Show' I thought I was going to short circuit.

Anything Girls Can Do, I Can Do Better

Donald D'Haene | Posted 03.11.2013 | Canada Living
Donald D'Haene

At 17 I just enjoyed reversing the gender stereotypes of my peers. I was raised in a hierarchal, conservative area (read: small-town Ontario) in the 1960s. I recall a girl sitting behind me in my Gr. 12 business class piping up, "Boys cannot be secretaries!" Personally, I thought, was she for real?

Women's Rights Made Leaps in 2012, Just Not in Canada

Glen Pearson | Posted 03.02.2013 | Canada Politics
Glen Pearson

Progress for the world's women has proceeded in fits and starts in the past century, but 2012 saw some clear advancement on numerous fronts and in diverse locations. But while global advancements on gender issues were escalating, at home, in Canada, the record remains decidedly mixed. Canadian women are presently losing ground on everything from pay equity to childcare, from poverty to homelessness. Canadians must come to terms with the irony of witnessing the advancements of women's rights on a global scale while at the same time dealing with the reality that this country has been steadily declining in international rankings of gender disparity.

"Conflicting Rights" Implies a Phony Right

Karen Selick | Posted 01.21.2013 | Canada Politics
Karen Selick

A spokesman for the Ontario Human Rights Commission has finally admitted what was obvious to any thinking person from the very inception of the Human Rights Code: namely, that the code would eventually start generating numerous problems over so-called "conflicting rights." The admission can be found in this Toronto Star article: "Woman denied haircut goes to Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario."

Don't Blame Science if Women Don't Want You

Christopher Lewarne | Posted 12.24.2012 | Canada Living
Christopher Lewarne

An article published in Scientific American this week demystified a commonly held colloquialism -- Rachel and Ross knew it, Monica and Chandler certainly knew it: men and women can't be "just Friends." Nomenclature aside, men carry certain chromosomal differences from women. It's why our balls drop and our voices get deeper. It's not why we get to be douchebags and blame Darwin for our douchebaggery.

Sorry, But These Aren't "Everyone's Games" Yet

Kolby Solinsky | Posted 10.13.2012 | Canada
Kolby Solinsky

2012-07-25-olympicbanner.pngIt's been called the Games for everybody. But, this is not true. Women are not equal to men in the Olympics, and it needs to be fixed. It can't be lied about, or glorified for what it isn't. The Olympics are not equal, and to insist they are is insulting to equality and women. We've made strides, but not enough. If it's only a good start, then it should only be reported as a good start.

How I Will Tell My Daughters I Work in Porn

Erika Lust | Posted 08.03.2012 | Canada Living
Erika Lust

When people around me learn of my profession in pornography, they immediately start asking morbid questions. I'm used to this: Society has always tried to control our sexuality. But I'm not so much concerned with society. I'm more concerned with what I'll say when my daughters ask: "Mommy, what is your job?"

'Short Skirts Don't Rape. Rapists Rape'

The Huffington Post Canada | Arti Patel | Posted 05.18.2012 | Canada Living

"Short Skirts Don't Rape. Rapists Rape." With a bold statement like this one, it's no surprise this photo is getting viral attention. Sharon Su...

Girls (and Blogs) Can Change the World

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 07.15.2012 | Canada
Craig and Marc Kielburger

Doa'a Mheissin, a teenager from the Gaza Strip, has been blogging since she was 11 years old. This young woman may not look like a revolutionary, but in the years to come, she and girls like her could form the vanguard in the next chapter of the Arab Spring -- a much-needed gender revolution.

Are Women to Blame for Perpetuating Female Stereotypes?

Miranda Frum | Posted 05.16.2012 | Canada
Miranda Frum

Perhaps it's because we feel envy or threatened by women who are different from ourselves. Thus we create ridiculous, arbitrary rules of needing to be one thing or another: You can't be beautiful AND smart. You can't be nerdy AND socially adept. You can't be powerful AND a flirt.

Honey, I Ruined the Cake. But Can You Please Stop Yelling?

Shane Coblin | Posted 03.18.2012 | Canada Living
Shane Coblin

We already get that it's in everyone's benefit for us to pitch in at home. You're less stressed and we get more sex. Everybody wins. But you need to give us points for trying.

Dear Pope, Time for Some Tweaks?

Vicki Murphy | Posted 03.09.2012 | Canada Living
Vicki Murphy

So let me get this straight... the Catholic Church thinks that, to be a good wife, I need to be a good housekeeper? Someone interpret that differently for me. Please. Be my guest. Tell me I'm reading it all wrong.

Men Say It, Ladies Own It: You're Beautiful

Rachel Ryan | Posted 03.09.2012 | Canada Living
Rachel Ryan

What is it about our Anglo-Saxon culture that dissuades men from politely complimenting the ladies at whom they can't help but gawk? Similarly, what is keeping us ladies from graciously accepting the compliments we so clearly enjoy?

3 Nobels For Women Don't Equal Progress for So Many

Glen Pearson | Posted 02.12.2012 | Canada Politics
Glen Pearson

Let's not fool ourselves into thinking that our charitable efforts are turning the corner for women globally. There have been certain advances, but with the trend for affluent nations cutting back on development dollars, any gains might be lost due to a lack of international investment in the state of women.

Care About Women's Rights? Support Ethical Oil

Kathryn Marshall | Posted 12.25.2011 | Canada
Kathryn Marshall

Let's face it, Canada is without a doubt one of the best places in the world to be a woman. To dispute this is not only ludicrous but it is also a slap in the face to the many women who suffer very real and bloody gender based oppression and abuse in places like Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Honour Killings Go Beyond Mere Homicide

Ayaan Hirsi Ali | Posted 12.24.2011 | Canada
Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Horrific details of an alleged mass honour killing emerged in a crowded Ontario courtroom last week: Three young sisters and their polygamous father's first wife were murdered in the name of religious purity.

Dolls For Girls, Trucks For Boys: What's Wrong With That?

The Huffington Post Canada | Arti Patel | Posted 12.14.2011 | Canada Living

Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau has a motto in her household: the awkward conversation is way better than the silence. No, she isn't talking about that c...