Tag “feminism”

This is What a Feminist Looks Like

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Some thoughts on the 20th Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre

This year is the 20th Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre. And as I'm typing this I have tears rolling down my cheeks as I always do when I think about that horrible day. I vividly remember hearing about the massacre on the evening news and being shocked and sickened and terrified that someone would kill a woman simply because she was a woman. I literally had to sit down. When I was in university I took Women's Studies courses and attended Take Back the Night marches and December 6th vigils. I got angry.

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Jack Has Two Daddies

M y son calls me “Dada.”

Let me just state that I have never been mistaken for a man before: I have longish hair, wear mascara everyday, paint my toenails and have fair features, and look nothing like my husband. We have always made clear reference to me as “Momma” or “Mommy,” but for some reason when either of us prompts him to say “Momma!” Junior will respond with an emphatic “Dada!” every time. 

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The End of Mat Leave ... Or, Mat Leave Forever?

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A New Mom Contemplates Which Path to Take

We recently spoke to Laura who works for a pharmaceutical company and is preparing to return to work a year after the birth of her son.

Are you looking forward to going back to work?

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