Meryl Streep was the biggest winner at last night's Golden Globe Awards last night—and we're not talking about the Cecil B. DeMille trophy she collected for her contribution to the world of entertainment. The press has been awash with reports of her moving acceptance speech and her powerful words … [Read more...]
This Canadian Dad Is Making The Shirt On Your Back More Feminist
Canadian blogger, Mike Reynolds, is just like you. Fed up of sexism. But rather than just rolling his eyes or complaining on social media , he's decided to do something about it. The man behind Everyday Girl Dad and father of six-year-old Leah and four-year-old Charlotte is busting the macho dad … [Read more...]
The Latest #LikeAGirl Campaign Takes Aim At Sexism And Misses
I really love the Always #LikeAGirl ad campaign. I have written about the past installments in the series before and I really do believe that they bring up some great points about how hard it can be to be a girl in our society. The main objective, in my opinion, of these ads is to make the world … [Read more...]
A Decent Girl
My fourteen-year-old daughter came home from school one day this week and sighed. “Rough day?” I asked. “Everyone was making fun of me because I said I was a feminist.” My first emotions were pride and relief. Well, I must’ve done something right if she can stand up in grade nine and own … [Read more...]
Is Kaley Cuoco Not A Feminist, Or Is She A Victim Of Context?
To end 2014 off on a high note, Redbook released some of its cover interview with Big Bang Theory star, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting. Cuoco-Sweeting, 29, had some choice comments about feminism and the internet responded with its usual vitriol. The magazine asked the 8 Simple Rules alum point blank … [Read more...]
Women Can…
I love the internet, and of all the wonderful things on the internet, I love Google best. Google and I, we get each other. Sometimes we'll stay up all night, and we've gotten to know each other so well that Google has started to finish my sentences. Well, not really. Although it might seem like … [Read more...]
Do You Say it? The F-Word
I often catch the first few minutes of CBC Radio One's The Current on my way to work in the mornings. Just the other day, Anna Maria Tremonti interviewed Gloria Steinem in her series on Gamechangers (both women I greatly admire, by the way), and the bit of the conversation I heard was about young … [Read more...]