Two times out of three, telling somebody that I am a fan of the seven-member Korean boy band, BTS, elicits a reaction rife with judgement, disdain, and snideness. Mostly, in these instances, I can know what assumptions these people harbour, because I have come face to face with it many times before, both online and…
As you may know, women in Canada do not receive equivalent pay compared to those of a male. Evidence shows that in Canada, women earn 84 cents to every $1 a male earns. For minority men and women, there is an even greater gap between their income and that of a white man’s in the…
Although it has only been recently broadcasted and heavily publicised, singer/songwriter Ke$ha has been in the midst of a legal battle involving her rapist, better known as her producer, Dr. Luke. Ke$ha has claimed that her producer sexually and verbally assaulted her over the past ten years and filed for a lawsuit, hoping to end…
I was raised in a conservative home, with high expectations and little room for error. Although I rarely did what I was told, I forged a somewhat approvable path of relative achievement. I respected myself and despite my short dress phase, mostly my clothing reflected the seriousness to which I approached life. I began experimenting…
We have all heard of the old story of construction workers whistling at young women walking down the street, harmless right? A little flirting doesn’t harm anyone. Wrong. When some men take it a little to far, it can really hurt a women, sexism is a very important subject to talk about. Now of course sexism…