Barbie available in 'curvy, tall and petite' sizes
Barbie, the iconic plastic toy doll model, is getting three new body types this year. The US company behind the famous toy, Mattel, is...
If all men had periods, here's what the ads might look like.
Can you imagine how the world would act if it was mostly men and not women who got their periods once a month? Yeah, imagine it. If every...
A Woman's leg
Seriously, I can't get over how much this gets to me. Our society is so sexist. And this picture speaks so much. We teach don't get raped...
Boys magazine vs. Girls magazine.
Ever wonder how marketers target boys & girls? It only takes a look at two different magazine covers to find out. Below are two...
Mom rewrites her daughter's laughably outdated homework assignment
Lynne Polvino was helping her 6-year-old daughter Hazel with her homework last week when she noticed something troubling with the...
The Harmless-Sounding Phrase That Is Terrible for All Women
A few weeks ago, I was talking with a friend about another friend’s husband who had called his wife a “stupid bitch” in front of their...
Fired Google memo writer gives first big interviews to rightwing YouTubers
James Damore went from an unknown software engineer at Google to widespread internet notoriety when the technology company fired him for...
6 New Year’s resolutions for women — from 1937
In 1937, the Star published a series of New Year’s resolutions for women, showing how times have changed. What were New Year’s...
Lego's Fantastic Instructions For Parents In 1973
If you care about inspiring children with an interest in engineering and aspirations not bound by their gender, this note may bring a...
Kapow! Attack of the feminist superheroes
The action in issue five of the new series of Thor is par for the course in a superhero comic. Absorbing Man, a granite-coloured lug with...