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September/October 2020 / Technology

The Making of an Incel

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 - by Katherine Laidlaw

How misogyny in online forums turns into real-life violence

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Society

How Northern Landscapes Helped Shape My Queer Identity

June 1, 2020May 27, 2022 - by Lori Fox

In the boreal, locked between the tundra, the coastal rainforests, and the prairies, I learned to relate to my body beyond my gender

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Business

Why Are We So Bad at Supporting Women in Power?

February 24, 2020April 8, 2021 - by Lauren McKeon

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

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Health / March 2020

How Universal Health Care Fails Queer Communities

February 10, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Brianna Sharpe

A lack of data from LGBTQ Canadians creates holes in our medical system

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Books

When Male Writers Confront Toxic Masculinity

January 22, 2020January 23, 2020 - by Philip Sayers

It’s easier than ever for men to speak the language of feminism. It’s harder to act like they mean it

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The Decade in Long Reads

January 1, 2020February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From a debonair grifter to Canada’s peacekeeping mission in Mali, these are the conversations that helped define Canada

The Walrus Talks

The Walrus Talks Women of Distinction

November 26, 2019February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Seven esteemed YWCA Toronto Women of Distinction award recipients discuss the advancement of women in health, science, arts, business, social justice, and more

The Walrus Talks

The Walrus Talks Living Better (Ottawa)

November 19, 2019February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

The science, culture, and politics changing how we live now

The Walrus Talks

A History of Hymens

November 13, 2019June 4, 2020 - by Jen Gunter

Virginity is a social construct, let’s keep biology out of it

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Arts & Culture

When Sexism Makes for a Catchy Song

November 11, 2019 - by Tariq Hussain

My songwriting students pen misogynistic lyrics. But the music industry tells them that’s okay

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The Making of an Incel

How Northern Landscapes Helped Shape My Queer Identity

Why Are We So Bad at Supporting Women in Power?

How Universal Health Care Fails Queer Communities

When Male Writers Confront Toxic Masculinity

The Decade in Long Reads

A History of Hymens

When Sexism Makes for a Catchy Song

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