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Ten must-see Hot Docs films focusing on women's stories
From the opening night film, The Heat, to features about activists Mandi Gray, Nadia Murad and Madonna Thunder Hawk, this year's slate is full of strong female portraits more
Samuel Engelking
Rethinking my rock fandom in the age of #MeToo
As #MeToo shines a spotlight on toxic masculinity, do I have to throw out my record collection? more
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U.S. Girls is untangling the misogynist mess of America
There's suddenly a lot of attention on U.S. Girls. Toronto’s Meg Remy is untangling America’s misogynist mess with lush disco grooves. The time is right for her subversive brand of political pop. Read our cover story interview here. more
Samuel Engelking
Masculinity detox: redefining what it means to be a man
The rise of Jordan Peterson, men's right activists and toxic masculinity has made the need to examine what it means to be a man all the more urgent. Canadian authors, activists and artists are finally taking a critical look at redefining masculinity. more
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Junos 2018: How women in Canadian music are charting a fearless new course
The Juno Awards took place last week, and at panels and concerts across Vancouver, conversations swirled around safety, diversity, inclusion and respect. Denise Donlon led a panel of 300 women. It feels like we're finally reaching a tipping point. more
George Pimentel
Canadian film industry needs to do much more to stop sexual harassment
The #AfterMeToo movement started by Mia Kirshner, Freya Ravensbergen and Aisling Chin-Yee is pushing the country's screen industry to adopt a strong zero-tolerance policy against sexual assault in the workplace more
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Olympic truth and reconciliation
While other men of privilege across North America have been forced to resign over allegations of improper conduct, John Furlong continues to act as an ambassador for Canada's Olympic movement more
Andrew Cooper
Roundtable: NOW critics discuss #MeToo and Tarantino
Will movements to end violence against women have a wider impact on Hollywood culture? more
Rose McGowan's Brave underlines #MeToo’s capacity for retraumatization
The actor and Weinstein accuser seems perma-triggered in her angry memoir more
Michelle da Silva
#MeToo disrupts Canada’s precarious democracy: Reasonable Doubt
How will recent allegations break the foundation of Canada’s democracy and our government? more
How Margaret Atwood got in trouble with "good feminists"
The celebrated author has come under fire for her defense of former UBC professor Steven Galloway in her latest piece in the Globe and Mail more
Backlash to Aziz Ansari story shows why #MeToo hasn’t gone far enough
If you’re a man who’s getting anxious about how to behave with women, that’s a good sign – it’s time to question everything more
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Donald Trump wins when we don't call him out
As the #MeToo movement gained momentum, the harasser-in-chief’s name was not mentioned once at the Golden Globe Awards more
Next Stage play JONNO gives voice to the survivors of abuse
Alix Sobler's "angry comedy" is inspired by the Jian Ghomeshi saga 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
