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Mom rewrites her daughter's laughably outdated homework assignment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...
Girls toys vs. boys toys
The Experiment: Are you sure you don't gender-stereotype children in the toys you choose for them? To watch the film go to:...
Woman’s Body Is Photoshopped In 18 Countries To Compare Global Beauty Standards
“Widely held perceptions of beauty and perfection can have a deep and lasting cultural impact on both women and men,” according to the...
Lost in translation: A rose by any other name?
Britain’s most famous plays have been translated into Maori, sign language, even Klingon. But can Shakespeare’s bawdy jokes and tragic...
