It’s been a year, but o.b. tampons is reaching out to thousands of women who were left high & dry when their favourite tampons were abruptly pulled from the shelves. Yes, it’s true – this time last year, there was a tampon-induced uproar in Canada.
In September 2010, o.b. tampons began going missing from the shelves. At first, it was only extra-absorbent o.b. Ultra, but soon women were turning to hoarding as all varieties of o.b. tampons began to disappear. In a show of true brand loyalty, the women who rely …

Once again, the Toronto Police are dispensing advice to young women about how they should dress to avoid assault or unwanted looks.
Undeterred by the public backlash last year, when an officer told York University students to avoid “dressing like sluts” if they want to avoid sexual assault, another officer has told a private school principal that “Students, especially females, should consider not wearing their school uniform when riding the TTC.”. This advice came in response to an incident where the suspect looked up the skirts of two girls on their …

Today marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. Margaret Wente tells us the struggle is over. I think she’s sorely mistaken.

When CBS reporter Lara Logan was subjected to a brutal sexual attack in Egypt, LA Weekly journalist Simone Wilson took it upon herself to blame the victim.

According to Facebook, my friends like it…on the bed, on the floor, on a towel by the door, in the tub, in the car, up against the mini bar.
No, they’re not fucking Matt Damon (confused? Look here)…but apparently posting any of these super-sassy options as your Facebook status means you’re supporting breast cancer awareness.
Here’s the deal.  You log onto Facebook and find this in your inbox:
 One of my friends has suggested that we women should do something special on facebook in order to increase awareness of October Breast Cancer Awareness …

I am a feminist.  I had to take a women’s studies course to figure that out.
Sure, I spent my younger years in a male-dominated (both in numbers and patriarchal fashion) family, calling my brother, father, uncles, cousins, & innocent passerby names that ran the gamut from “sexist pig” to “chauvinist” (just imagine how well THAT went over…), thinking that was the way to make a change.  After that brave showing of activism, I shied away from referring to myself as a feminist, given that the term reminded me of the …

Earlier this year, I took a Media & Politics course.  For my final paper – in the thick of the US Presidential campaigns – I wrote about how female politicians are portrayed by the media.  I was not at all surprised to discover that female politicians are questioned most often NOT on their policies and hopes for the future but on their day to day routines, what kind of lipstick they wear, etc.
During these campaigns, we saw Sarah Palin, the inexperienced but bombshell VP candidate pitted against the older, ‘cankle’-afflicted …

I have a confession.  A dirty little secret.  I have become a cougar.  What, you may ask, is a cougar?  Colloquially, it is a woman who preys on younger men.  I can’t say this is a habit of mine, but having met and been flirting with a guy just about a year and a half younger than I, almost a 1990 baby, I’ve encountered some criticism both from myself and others.  
I know I am not alone in this since I criticized my housemate for dating a younger guy earlier …

Through all the talk about how women are objectified by men during my experience in WMNS 225, my Sex, Gender & Popular Culture course, I’ve come to the realization that women, feminists, are expected to be strong and somewhat dominant, especially in their relationships with men – at least that is the stereotype I have noticed.
As I’m coming to the end of this course, I remembered another course I took this year, a Women & Politics class.  During this, we were able to watch a movie called Secretary, starring Maggie …

It’s March.  It’s hard not to realize that bikini season is just around the corner.  Being internet-reliant, I decided to do some searches of ways to get bikini-ready for a summer at the Sandbanks.  Not unsurprisingly, I came across www.prettythin.com , a site that boasts daily “Thinspiration” and anorexia support.  I was instantly appalled.  
Within the blogosphere are numerous ana/mia blogs, that is, pro-anorexia and pro-bulimia blogs.  While the occurrence of these blogs alone are worrisome, what is moreso is the inclusion and reliance upon ‘thinspiration’.  Thinspiration can include images …