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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

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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 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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January/February 2019 / Society

Why Do We Have Such a Problem with the Way Women Speak?

December 20, 2018February 22, 2021 - by Danielle Kinahan

Women’s voices are often characterized as “shrill” or “nagging”—perceptions that can keep them out of leadership roles

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

Politics

The Unpopularity of Female Politicians Has Everything to Do With Sexism

June 5, 2018March 9, 2021 - by Ira Wells

Why voters love to hate leaders like Kathleen Wynne

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First Person

Yes, It’s Okay to Break Up with a Good Man

May 15, 2018April 21, 2020 - by Kelli María Korducki

Why are women still told that romantic relationships need to be preserved at all costs?

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Society

Women Who Feed the World

May 3, 2018May 2, 2020 - by Trina Moyles

Farming is traditionally portrayed as a masculine pursuit. Nothing could be further from the truth