Tagged: Feminism
Breaking down the gender wage gap
Mia Smith, Contributor | The gender pay gap has been a hot topic of discussion for decades. Despite the persistence of the fight for equal pay for many long years, though, it still continues to...
My heritage is not your fetish; the microaggressions I have experienced as a Filipina
By Mikaela Delos Santos, Publishing Editor I will start off with frankness to avoid being accused of hypocrisy. I have a white boyfriend and have had previous relationships with white cis males around my...
The Marda Loop Justice Film Festival goes digital
By Mackenzie Mason, Arts Editor The Marda Loop Justice Film Festival (MLJFF) is back for its 15th year, but for the first time in its history, it won’t be held in a hall or...
In review: A personal take on International Women’s Day
By Cassie Schattle, Staff Writer International Women’s Day came and went a few weeks ago, and although flowers were given and shoutouts were made on social media, the amount of lasting remarks still echoing today...
How Little Women shows the different sides of feminism
By Mackenzie Gellner, Web Editor Arguably, there is a certain stereotype associated with feminism. However, feminism as a word and a movement merely refers to gender equality, and the right to determine your own...
How Maren Morris and the rest of the music industry are standing up for women
By Mackenzie Gellner, Contributor Music has the ability to make a person feel like they belong or that they are being understood. Music can uplift you and also put you right into your feelings. Recently,...
Opinion: How The Vagina Monologues changed my perspective on feminism
By Sarah Green, Contributor When I first saw the word “vagina” printed on a hot pink book cover, I was immediately overwhelmed by a sense of uncomfortable curiosity. Casually scanning my surroundings, I made...
Sick of male-dominated art? The Female Lens, an all-female exhibition, has you covered
By Karina Zapata, Arts Editor Expectations. Inspiration. The heart-wrenching desire to be seen. These are all themes in Vivek Shraya’s photography and writing project, “Trisha.” In each photo set, Shraya imitates old, colourful photos of...
