Tag: Men

One step forward, two steps back

Arguments about how men are impacted by gender equality don’t have to tear down women to be valid. An opinion piece published in CBC, written by Neil Macdonald, argues that the 2017 federal budget, with its focus on gender equity, excluded men in its emphasis on women’s issues, such as the wage gap...

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Men make mark with centre

An organization called the Canadian Association for Equality has raised enough money to fund the first Canadian Centre for Men and Families in Toronto. The organization hopes to be up and running in the coming months to provide help, services and referrals to men in need. This new men’s centre will...

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The measure of a man

It’s time we had an honest conversation about what it means to be a man. I find that discussions of gender tend to focus on women and our perceptions of womanhood, and forget the other side of the coin: our skewed perceptions of manhood. I’d like to see more attention directed towards the concept...

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Men's office wear

Men’s office wear can be a little hard to navigate, especially in the summer when splashes of colour are making their appearances down the cubicle row. Deciphering what’s imitable and what’s tacky can be a pretty big feat when all you want to do is throw on a v-neck and call it another day at...

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A strong base

Mike Wilton’s first encounter with the intensity of cheerleading came during his first-year tryout for Queen’s. “They tested our max bench press, made us squat 200 pounds 10 times, clean and jerk [a certain] amount of weight,” he said. “I was like, ‘All this for cheerleading?’” Eleven of the 35 members...

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