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Thank him tomorrow

Written on March 10, 2017. Posted in Editorials.

Amidst the influx of #internationalwomensday posts on social media outlets this week meant to celebrate the accomplishments and plight of women past and present, one of Canada’s most visible woman, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, made a blunder. Alongside other International Women’s Day-themed posts, Gregoire...

Catfights galor(ified)

Written on October 4, 2016. Posted in Opinions.

Women’s representation in the media is much like a boxing ring. Imagine Taylor Swift in one corner and Katy Perry in the other. The media is both the referee and commentator, egging them on. Repeated instances such as the feud between Taylor Swift and Katy Perry represent a larger issue:...

Rt. Hon. Tricia Marwick gives series of talks in honour of bicentenary

Written on January 13, 2015. Posted in News.

The Right Honourable Tricia Marwick, in the spirit of Sir John A. Macdonald’s work for representative government and political reform, gave a series of lectures at Queen’s on Friday and Saturday regarding the constitutional journey of Scotland and the importance of bringing young women into politics. In...

Third annual Women’s Worth Week concludes

Written on November 21, 2014. Posted in News.

This week, Women’s Worth Week (WWW) aimed to highlight issues of gender-based violence and discrimination. WWW was founded by Kate McCord in 2012 during her third year at Queen’s, to emphasize the importance of discussions on feminism, gender identity and expression. The week featured a different...

Masculinity re-defined

Written on September 26, 2014. Posted in Opinions.

Darren Major, MA ’15 In Emma Watson’s recent speech to the United Nations, she asked men to join in the feminist cause. While I don’t believe men needed a formal invitation and should be already engaged in the fight for equality, many of Watson’s points touched on why men need to be engaged with feminism. She...

Kingston women seek to take back the night

Written on September 19, 2014. Posted in News.

After over 30 years of the annual Kingston Take Back the Night march, the event’s message remains the same. Roughly 50 protesters marched through downtown Kingston on Thursday evening, beginning at Confederation Park, making as much noise as possible and shouting slogans such as “we want freedom,...

Gender discourse sparks tension

Written on May 27, 2014. Posted in Features.

Before the alleged assault of a student, Janice Fiamengo’s anti-feminist talk and a poster campaign against a Queen’s professor, Mohammed Albaghdadi had no idea his new club would be so divisive. Albaghdadi said he thought he would enjoy the support of most students when he and three other first-year...

Prof target of poster campaign

Written on April 9, 2014. Posted in News.

Posters accusing Queen’s philosophy professor Adèle Mercier of being a “rape apologist” were plastered around campus this afternoon. The posters display a photo of Mercier with the caption “rape apologist” highlighted in red underneath. The images, which were seen strewn across poles near the JDUC,...

Men’s group contested

Written on March 21, 2014. Posted in News.

A motion to de-ratify the Queen’s Men’s Issues Awareness Society failed last night at AMS Assembly. The motion, which was brought forward by Amal Nawal and Ashley Burnie, attempted to delegitimize the club on the grounds that it further perpetuated rape culture and female oppression on campus. The...

Riding a growing wave

Written on March 22, 2013. Posted in Lifestyle.

147 years ago, Queen’s admitted its first female student — 35 years after it opened its doors to male students. Although the gender gap has shrunk dramatically, Queen’s female population is still defining what it means to be a woman. Today, women make up 62 per cent of undergraduates attending university,...

Men take on misogyny

Written on October 23, 2012. Posted in News.

When Dan Vena came to do his Masters in Gender Studies at Queen’s last year, he was shocked by what he described as a hyper-masculine campus culture. Vena approached one of his fellow classmates, Colin Hastings, also MA ’14, and together they created the idea for a new campus group, Men Who Like Feminism. The...

Feminism in the spotlight

Written on October 16, 2012. Posted in Opinions.

Nikolas Lopez, ArtSci ’14 On Oct. 9, the first female Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, made an impassioned speech within the Australian House of Representatives regarding comments made by opposition leader Tony Abbott. This moment brought together global issues of sexism and misogyny that...

Fundamental feminism

Written on September 14, 2012. Posted in Opinions.

Saba Farbodkia The first female scholars admitted to the University of Tehran were in 1934. Reza Shah, the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty, was successful in implementing the modern values that were previously melded into Persian society by its intellectuals. Now in 2012, almost 100 years after such...

Schabas on point

Written on September 20, 2011. Posted in Arts.

1. What was the moment you realized you wanted to be a writer? I don’t think there was a single, epiphanic moment for me. I’ve always written; it’s always seemed like the most natural way to make sense of the world. I imagine that, for most writers, books seem a bit sublime. Nothing can rival their...

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Thank him tomorrow

Catfights galor(ified)

Rt. Hon. Tricia Marwick gives series of talks in honour of bicentenary

Third annual Women’s Worth Week concludes

Masculinity re-defined

Kingston women seek to take back the night

Gender discourse sparks tension

Prof target of poster campaign

Men’s group contested

Riding a growing wave

Men take on misogyny

Feminism in the spotlight

Fundamental feminism

Schabas on point

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