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Lauren McKeon

Lauren McKeon is the deputy editor for Reader's Digest Canada and a former digital editor at The Walrus. Her newest book is No More Nice Girls: Gender, Power, and Why It’s Time to Stop Playing by the Rules (Anansi, 2020).
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Justice / September/October 2020

Did Prisons Ever Work?

August 18, 2020January 5, 2021 - by Lauren McKeon

A growing movement believes it’s time to stop putting women in jail

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Business

Why Are We So Bad at Supporting Women in Power?

February 24, 2020June 12, 2020 - by Lauren McKeon

By every standard we use to measure equality, women are still being held back

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Business / January/February 2020

Is Cannabis the Answer to Everything?

January 15, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Lauren McKeon

Weed has been rebranded as a cure-all for modern life. As a stressed-out, overworked thirtysomething, I decided to try it out for myself

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Opinion

Unplanned Is a More Terrifying Movie Than You Think

July 19, 2019November 1, 2019 - by Lauren McKeon

The anti-abortion film is manipulative and cartoonish, but it’s working

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Opinion

Jian Ghomeshi and the Perils of the Non-Apology Apology

September 19, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Lauren McKeon

For too many men, the primary focus of #MeToo has always been on male redemption—leaving women to bear the costs of harm caused

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Politics

When Your Government Wants to Remove Sex From Sex-Ed

July 17, 2018November 12, 2019 - by Lauren McKeon

Doug Ford’s fight against Ontario’s curriculum is an assault on reality

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Cover Story / May 2018

How to Build a Life Without Kids

May 2, 2018March 27, 2020 - by Lauren McKeon

Canadians are increasingly living alone and without kids. For women, that means finding meaning outside the maternal script

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Current Affairs

How Everyday Misogyny Feeds the Incel Movement

May 1, 2018December 10, 2019 - by Lauren McKeon

The Toronto van attack shook the world, but the hatred that inspired it isn’t just an online phenomenon

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Television

The Handmaid’s Tale Steps Deeper Into Darkness

April 17, 2018October 23, 2019 - by Lauren McKeon

The second season of the show is looking less and less like fiction

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Society

Yes, “Me Too” Can Lead to Change

October 19, 2017February 25, 2020 - by Lauren McKeon

When I broke the long silence around my sexual assault, I found a community

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