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Politics

Why Are There Still So Few Women Leaders in Politics?

June 9, 2022June 10, 2022 - by Angela Misri

Women are more likely to hold interim leadership roles in federal politics, but clinching the top role remains elusive

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Health / January/February 2022

What Women (Still) Want

December 20, 2021April 22, 2022 - by Sarah Barmak

The medical community has never taken women’s sexual desire seriously. Now, Gen X women are hitting menopause and demanding better

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COVID-19

How Much Is the Life of an Essential Worker Worth?

April 29, 2021April 30, 2021 - by Lauren McKeon

The pandemic turned retail and food workers into heroes, but most face risks that they never signed up for

The Walrus Talks / The Walrus Talks Videos

The Walrus Talks at Home: Shifting the She-Cession

March 11, 2021February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

How elevating women benefits society, and what needs to be done for a more equitable future

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Politics

Can Governments Really Be Feminist?

November 30, 2020February 4, 2021 - by Nora Loreto

Politicians like to claim the label, but they rarely turn it into meaningful policy

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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

Feature

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 Videos

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 Videos

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 Beauty Conversation

The Impossible Beauty Standards for Transgender Women

July 29, 2019July 31, 2019 - by Tranna Wintour

I face a lot of pressure to be ultrafeminine—and I’m tired of it

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