Jian Ghomeshi
Jian Ghomeshi accuser speaks out on Harvey Weinstein
Toronto firm that defended Ghomeshi on sex assault charges is now representing one of Weinstein's accusers sending a "chilling message" to survivors about how the justice system works, says Linda Christina Redgrave more
Tanja-Tiziana
Year In Review 2017: What comes after #MeToo?
When I was raped, the hashtag activism and the endless ongoing public discourse about sexual assault only provided a false sense of hope more
Riley Smith
A rap symphony about the Jian Ghomeshi verdict raises questions about intent and consent
So we arranged a conversation between the creators and Ghomeshi complainant Lucy DeCoutere to talk about it more
From race to rape: how the conversation in film changed in 2016
Birth Of A Nation was supposed to be the year’s big thing, but then everything changed more
Michael Watier
Why sexual assault survivor Mandi Gray was one of our heroes in 2016
Gray, co-founder of silenceisviolence.ca, challenged campuses across Canada to review and develop their sexual assault policies more
Jian Ghomeshi accuser opens up about Star reporter's book on sexual assault scandal
Linda Christina Redgrave says Kevin Donovan was told by several women who came forward about their encounters with the former CBC star that using their stories in his book would cause them to feel re-victimized. "His gain was their pain." more
Paul Salvatori
Pussy power takes over Toronto's Trump tower
Sixty-five-storey monument to Republican nominee’s masculinity becomes lightning rod for rage against rape culture more
Jian Ghomeshi tell-all leaves much unanswered
Star investigative reporter Kevin Donovan's reprise of the scandal that started a national conversation about violence against women leaves you hanging more
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Rage against Ghomeshi outcome can be channelled into great things
Kathryn Borel did what police, lawyers, Crown attorneys and judges refused to do: she held Jian Ghomeshi publicly accountable. Now let’s take our resistance in more creative directions more
A new feminist revolution
We need to change the justice system if we want the Ghomeshi trial to become a "watershed moment" more
The defence called it collusion. I call it friendship.
A lot about the Ghomeshi trial has been troubling, but the judge's finding that two of the women accusing Ghomeshi colluded and lied to exact revenge has been most difficult for me more
Tanja-Tiziana
After the Ghomeshi verdict, survivors demand real justice
"We have the power. We have the rage." more
Tanja-Tiziana
Jian Ghomeshi found not guilty on all charges
Justice William Horkins acquits the former CBC host on counts of sexual assault and choking more
Reader Love and Hate: Lady Justice no friend to women
Plus: City shelters animals better than people more
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Reasonable Doubt: how the legal system failed Jian Ghomeshi's accusers
A lack of expert evidence, poorly prepared witnesses and surprise documents – with sexual assault as prevalent as it is, we need to do better more
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Is Jian Ghomeshi guilty or innocent? Sadly, it may not matter
So where are women to go from here? There's talk of establishing a sexual assault court as a solution. But laws governing the crime remain the same, and who will educate lawyers about not "whacking the complainant?" more
Memo to my sob-sister fourth-wave feminists: get over it
Enough with the "trigger warnings." They have become epically ridiculous. more
The Jian Ghomeshi trial: It's not the details the accusers left out that matter, it's what they left in that proves them credible
How are you liking our legal system lately? Me? Not so much. more
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The Jian Ghomeshi trial: courtroom drama doesn't reflect real life
For women, acting "normal" often means playing nice, accepting the blame and otherwise protecting men – a cultural practice so well established that it might be in our DNA. more
Tanja-Tiziana
The Jian Ghomeshi Trial: Theatre of the absurd is more like it
It’s a mystery that Crown prosecutors don’t regularly call on experts to testify about the reams of research on why sexually assaulted women stay in relationships or erase them from memory more
