The Howe Sound Women’s Centre (HSWC) approached a number of Whistler bars earlier this year with the “Don’t Be That Guy” anti-rape campaign. The plan was to produce “posters depicting strong…
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On Tuesday, November 4, 2014, Bill C-36 passed the Senate. Today the bill received Royal Assent, which means that in 30 days The Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act will become…
Today on As it Happens, Carol Off spoke with a fifth anonymous woman who claims she was assaulted by former host of Q, Jian Ghomeshi. The woman claims that she went on…
Last year, on Valentines Day, Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius fired four shots through his bathroom door, killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, who was on the other side. On September 12th, Judge Thokozile…
Last night, members of the Stormont assembly voted in favour of a bill that would outlaw the purchase of sex in Northern Ireland. Buying sex is currently legal in Northern Ireland though…
The Conservative government’s prostitution bill — Bill C-36 — passed in the House of Commons Monday night by a 156-124 vote. In 2007, a case challenging Canada’s prostitution laws as unconstitutional resulted…
The Victoria Sexual Assault Centre (VSAC) recently published a statement outlining their official position on prostitution, saying: “VSAC unanimously agreed to support the decriminalization of sex work. We therefore oppose Bill C-36,…
A study commissioned by Norway’s government shows that criminalizing the purchase of sex has decreased trafficking and has not caused violence against women to increase, as some have claimed. Johns have been…
The hearings on Bill C-36, the federal government’s proposed prostitution law, continued today. You can watch all of the testimonies, which began on Monday, on CPAC. Today’s hearings featured, among many others,…
Erin Gloria Ryan over at Jezebel has reported on yet another sexual assault case featuring who else but Terry Richardson. A writer and stylist named Anna sent an email to Jezebel detailing…
All hail queen Neko. When Playboy Tweeted an article about musician, Neko Case, saying: “Artist Neko Case is breaking the mold of what women in the music industry should be,” she responded…
Last month an open letter signed by 300 academics encouraged Canadian politicians to support the full decriminalization of prostitution in Canada. Today, a letter signed by over 800 feminists and allies calls…
Book Review: Chinese Comfort Women: Testimonies from Imperial Japan’s Sex Slaves Between the years of 1931 and 1945, encompassing what in the West is known as WWII in Asia, the Imperial Japanese…
Last month CTV News aired a short documentary as part of their “First Story” series, called “Stepping from the Shadows,” which looks at indigenous women and prostitution, the Bedford decision, and how…