Women's Issues

Newly elected Republican legislators are gearing up for a new round of attacks on abortion rights

There is far more to sexual violence than just rape and a portion of it occurs within intimate relationships

From Washington, to my hometown of Montreal, women are grabbing back

The haters come out after Angelina Jolie's ovaries and fallopian tubes are surgically removed

Monica Lewinsky is breaking her silence about her scandalous affair with President Bill Clinton in a self-written essay for Vanity Fair magazine. The magazine hits the stand May 13, but it has already set off a firestorm from both Republicans and Democrats.

What is being done (and not being done) to halt the epidemic of sexual assaults on college campuses

The women’s rights movement as I know it has been a slow, laborious process with many gains and many setbacks. I consider myself a feminist and I believe that women are still struggling to gain equality

A few days, Beyonce Knowles wrote an essay about gender equality being a myth and for men and women to come together and face reality. It really got me thinking about how men have become the ball and chain of our society.

What good is a massive protest unless it's followed by more action?

In the wake of Elliot Rodger's lethal and misogynistic rampage #YesAllWomen began trending on twitter. Powerful statements have been made about the horrors women regularly experience. It was eye-opening. Naturally, it was immediately attacked by the boorish and hateful.

The Charlie Rose allegations are another front in a culture war that's splitting America down ideological lines

The plot thickens in the fight for women’s reproductive rights. The Supreme Court is at it again, this time with Contraception. The "Hobby Lobby" decision comes less than a week after another blow to women's healthcare options.

Prostitution in Canada is legal in itself, but there are laws against street soliciting, living on the avails of prostitution and keeping a brothel. All that might be about to change.

How anti-abortion activists across the country are once again endangering the lives of women everywhere

For Jenner to say that Hillary's record on woman's right is selfish and self serving is reproachable.

A substantial female contribution to human knowledge

Changing the societal script may be the answer to an age old problem

Misogyny, according to Merriam-Webster, is "a hatred of women." That's it. Nothing subtle, just a hatred of women. Unfortunately, the word is often applied in situations where it's not really warranted.

The Supreme Court's recent ruling on McCullen v. Coakley is not only wrong, it has potentially created a danger for women seeking out services for reproductive rights.

Gender inequality isn't limited to wages, it's also alive and well in our justice system