feminism
The resurgence of tradwives and their impact on feminism
The tradwife trend takes values from 50s housewife culture, rebranding it with a new twist to increase its appeal to young women.
“I’m not like other girls” discourse failed to create positive change
The “I’m not like other girls” phenomenon was a prominent topic in feminist discussions on social media in the late 2010s.
A paper for people on the fringes: Meet the Emily, UVic’s feminist newspaper from the 1980s
The Emily often printed art, poetry, reviews, lists of community resources, highlights from moments in history, and pieces on topical issues through a feminist, gender-focused lens. Some, like “The Emily’s…
Despite moving towards gender equality, look how far we haven’t come
"Waves of feminism have brought Canadian women the vote, legal personhood, and progressive consent law, but as X-Site’s disturbing “Greta” decal demonstrates, misogyny is still latent."
Campus club helping female students in male-dominated STEM fields
In March of 2017, two former UVic science students, decided to create an on-campus group to help assist female students pursuing a STEM degree after seeing gender inequalities in the…
Censorship hinders social change
It’s no surprise that Canada doesn’t make a habit of banning or burning books. Although it feels foreign to think about the suppression of free expression, it happens here too.
Celebrating GRL PWR at the Fringe Festival
GRL PWR, short for girl power, is a musical celebration of the best of girl groups and how they present feminism to their audience. This Fringe Festival is nostalgic, educational,…
Multilingual Yukon jazz artist coming to Victoria this weekend
Feminism, self-reflection at the heart of Fawn Fritzen’s music Feminism, introspection, and jazz — all elements intrinsic to the music of Fawn Fritzen, an artist from Whitehorse, Yukon making her…Our Digital Print Issue
