Alberta female politicians targeted by hateful, sexist online attacks. “We need to do our best to get rid of gendered insults, because it’s a way of undermining the power of women,” said…
I am a feminist. I’m proud to be a feminist. #upfordebate — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) September 21, 2015 Harper’s out, Trudeau’s in. Last year JT said it’s important to recognize that “prostitution…
We’re casual about sex and serious about consent, but is it working? “University administrators take it for granted that a certain amount of sex will be ‘casual,’ that is, devoid of intimate…
Has modern 'feminism' become a reactionary vehicle for state censorship, repression and war? http://t.co/XXRQOlGuiv — WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 14, 2015 Wikileaks goes on anti-feminist rant on Wednesday, asking whether “feminism” (in scare…
A human rights scandal: “Global Network of Sex Work Projects,” an organization that supposedly advocated for the rights of sex workers and co-chair of the UNAIDS Advisory Group on HIV and Sex…
Who gives birth? The answer used to be: females. Today, it’s considered politically incorrect to say that it is women, specifically, who get pregnant and become mothers. Thus, in the name of…
No, the Suffragettes were not racists: “Astonishingly, the same charges of racism are levelled against the founders of the American women’s movement – in particular Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the others who…
Please put down that pink can of soup and put your bra back on. The pinkwashing of October (or “pinktober”) breast cancer awareness month has gone too far. Massachusetts Police Force will use…
Student diversity officer, Bahar Mustafa, charged by police for sending a #killallwhitemen tweet. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go check my twitter notifications, where several men just threatened to…
University of Manchester Student’s Union de-platforms Julie Bindel from — wait for it — a panel discussion on feminism and censorship! Sexist man who says he “hate[s] lesbians” remains on the panel*.…
PETA is as terrible as ever. This time they’re plastering the sides of ambulances with images of a “sexy nurse” and a double entendre for ejaculation. Women of Japan unite: Leading Japanese…
American Apparel, known for their hypersexualized ads featuring young women, finally filed for bankruptcy. Video shows California cops punching unarmed woman in brutal arrest for a seatbelt violation. Why the founder of…
Ex-CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi pleads not guilty to four charges of sexual assault and one charge of choking to overcome resistance. Arson investigation underway with regard to fire at Planned Parenthood…
On Thursday, September 24th, 2015, the day of the much-anticipated papal visit, feminist activist group, Stop Patriarchy, lead by Sunsara Taylor, took to the streets of Manhattan to indict Pope Francis and…
Kelly Gissendaner, Georgia death row inmate, executed. She was sentenced to death for plotting to murder her husband with her then boyfriend. The man who actually committed the murder only received a…