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A photograph of the poet, Bronwen Wallace, in black and white. She is wearing jeans, a white shirt, and a scarf tied around her neck. Her hands are in her pockets and she is smiling at the camera.

Arts & Culture / May 2020

The Poet Whose Work Helped Set the Stage for #MeToo

April 24, 2020June 10, 2020 - by Anita Lahey

Twenty-seven years after her death, Bronwen Wallace’s feminist poetry feels newly relevant

Society

The Decade in Us

December 24, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From building a life without kids to why shared work offices are the worst, these are the conversations that helped define Canada

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Justice

Why I Decided to Join a Class Action Against the Royal Winnipeg Ballet

October 23, 2019October 25, 2019 - by Serena McCarroll

I have been speaking out about alleged misconduct and abuse of power for years. Now seventy other women have added their own voices

Sex Ed: Beyond the Classroom

#MeToo and the Secrets Indigenous Women Keep

December 5, 2018November 14, 2019 - by Lindsay Nixon

Too many have stayed silent about stories of abuse. It’s time to stop protecting toxic men

Health / July/August 2018 / The Walrus True Crime

Yoga’s Culture of Sexual Abuse: Nine Women Tell Their Stories

April 25, 2018February 5, 2020 - by Matthew Remski

Disturbing accounts of misconduct against the founder of one of North America’s most popular forms of yoga

Illustration of a Judge's Gavel Squishing a Miniature Woman

Year in Action

Why Many Women Can’t Get Justice From Sexual-Assault Trials

February 20, 2018March 27, 2020 - by Sejla Rizvic

A new book dismantles the myth of a fair legal system for sexual-assault complainants

Politics

What Kind of Leader Is Patrick Brown?

February 15, 2018August 8, 2019 - by Jen Gerson

The former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader’s response to sexual misconduct allegations should give his defenders pause

Cutouts of an Open Letter to UBC signed by Canadian authors

Year in Action

CanLit Has a Sexual-Harassment Problem

February 5, 2018October 15, 2020 - by Zoe Whittall

Now, more than ever, we must create an environment in which young writers feel they can come forward

Patrick Brown, former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario is photographed during a scrum at the Ontario legislature in 2016.

Politics

If Everyone Knew About the Harassment Problem in Canadian Politics, Why Did Nobody Act?

February 2, 2018August 8, 2019 - by Jen Gerson

After allegations surfaced, many people said they knew about Patrick Brown and others

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Year in Action

Why I Pulled My Winning Story From a Literary Magazine

January 31, 2018November 11, 2019 - by Suzanne Alyssa Andrew

The new momentum is about small acts of resistance that can lead to large-scale shifts in attitude