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Gender Stereotypes

Do Parents Spend More Time Teaching Boys Or Girls?

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 03.25.2013 | Canada Living

If you're trying to keep up with the latest headlines on gender equality and parenting, it's hard to tell if Canada is really having a girl crisis, or...

#ReasonsIFailAtBeingAGirl Tells Us Exactly What Women Think Of Their Stereotypes

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 10.22.2012 | Canada Living

Now what, if anything, would you start listing if someone asked you why you were not an average woman? Today on Twitter, #ReasonsIFailAtBeingAGirl...

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?"

Sexism Skating on Thin Ice

Jarrah Hodge | Posted 03.26.2012 | Canada
Jarrah Hodge

The World Championships of figure skating start on Wednesday, but figure skating's gender roles are running far behind the times. Women skaters were forced to wear skirts in competition until recently, and the women's long program is thirty seconds shorter than the men's, which has real implications in terms of the scoring.

Different Personalities: Men And Women Not As Alike, Study Suggests

CBC | Posted 01.06.2012 | Canada Living

Men and women are more different in their personalities than commonly believed, new research suggests. Scientists at the University of Turin and th...

Walk of Shame for Men? There Is None.

Corinna Clendenen | Posted 02.13.2012 | Canada Living
Corinna Clendenen

Attitudes run the gamut on pre-marital sex, but whatever the view, shouldn't "walks of shame" apply to both parties? Historically, there has been some justification for the double standard. Men can have as much sex as they want and, if they make a quick enough exit, not have to shoulder the responsibility of a child. Not so for women.

Do Edgy Heart and Stroke Foundation Ads Go Too Far?

Jarrah Hodge | Posted 01.17.2012 | Canada Living
Jarrah Hodge

When you're a non-profit trying to raise awareness of a major health issue, it makes sense to think outside the box. That's the approach the Heart and Stroke Foundation has taken in its new "Make Death Wait" ad campaign. But to me the disembodied male voice sounded like a stalker.

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...

Investing in Girls Is Good for Boys

Rosemary McCarney | Posted 11.24.2011 | Canada Living
Rosemary McCarney

The word is spreading: investing in girls is the catalyst poor countries need to break the cycle of poverty. But what about the boys? In our focus on girls, are we leaving the boys behind -- making them the new disadvantaged group?