MeToo
Cara Howe
Disgraced comic Louis C.K. gets a standing ovation in Toronto
At the first of seven sold-out shows at Yuk Yuk's, the mostly white, male audience ate up jokes about sexual misconduct, Asians, gays and Justin Trudeau Read more
Photo by Tanja-Tiziana
SummerWorks review: Wah Wah Wah
Celia Green's powerful solo show is a fresh, inventive take on questions around harassment in the post #MeToo era Read more
Radheyan Simonpillai
Ottawa teams with #AfterMeToo on sexual harassment initiative
The campaign to activate change on sexual violence in Canada and the federal government are collaborating on a $2.8 million online resource for workers Read more
Photo by Denise Grant
Fringe preview: Alex Dallas takes on men, manspreading and #MeToo
When Donald Trump called Stormy Daniels "Horseface" on Twitter, the UK-born artist knew she had the name for her new solo show Read more
Review: Anna lays bare Luc Besson's limitations and fetishes
The writer/director's lazy riff on his breakout spy thriller La Femme Nikita feels even creepier in light of recent accusations Read more
Andrea Dworkin photo by Robert Giard/copyright Jonathan Silin
It's time to reconsider polarizing radical feminist Andrea Dworkin
Art critic and Le Tigre co-founder Johanna Fateman helps put the second-wave feminist writer back in the conversation with Last Days At Hot Slit Read more
Photo by Joseph Michael Photography
Beautiful Man reveals ugly truths about gender stereotypes and exploitation
Erin Shields's satire about female characters in film and TV feels especially urgent, especially after the #MeToo movement Read more
Doug Ford remains silent on his office's handling of sexual assault complaint
The premier punts question posed in the Legislature about workplace sexual assault incident involving Ontario Securities Commission and brought to his office's attention last year Read more
C'mon Angie! addresses #MeToo situation with sensitivity and humour
Amy Lee Lavoie's timely play about the morning after a one-nighter is complex, convincing and powerfully performed Read more
Letters To The Editor | Doug Ford's subway takeover crash
Plus, a crumpled $5 bill for #MeToo and getting a handle on hate Read more
Hillary Di Menna
Doug Ford's five bucks for violence against women
I was raising money for the Toronto Rape Crisis Centre after our funding got cut by the province leaving a paltry $1 million funding boost to be divided between 42 centres in Ontario after the previous Wynne government promised an extra $4 million Read more
Doug Ford's true #MeToo colours
After one of his MPPs was forced to resign last fall, the premier said there would be zero tolerance for sexual misconduct under his watch, but that's not what happened when I went to his office looking for closure on my own workplace sexual assault Read more
Tanja-Tiziana
The best International Women's Day 2019 events in Toronto
Celebrate women’s rights and gender equality at these panels, parties, concerts and more Read more
Gillette
Has #MeToo really made a difference?
After more than a year of sustained media coverage, sexual assault remains prevalent but at least the reporting of abuse has gone up Read more
"Prince of Pot" Marc Emery's sexual misconduct was an open secret in cannabis circles
As young activists we admired him, but many in the cannabis community had long heard whispers of the other stories about Marc Emery's predatory behaviour toward much younger women Read more
Tanja-Tiziana
Photos of the Toronto Women's March 2019
Thousands of protestors descended onto Nathan Phillips Square for Women March On: Toronto. Read more
Grace sheds a powerful light on the effects of childhood sexual abuse
Anonymously written play based on real events is essential viewing in the aftermath of #MeToo Read more
Tanja-Tiziana
Year In Review 2018: #MeToo marshals its collective strength
Powerful men continue to be called out for their bad behaviour by the global movement reborn a little over a year ago to expose sexual violence against women – we’ve only just seen the beginning Read more
Courtesy of Netflix
The best and worst stand-up comedy stories of 2018
From Nanette to White Guys Matter, here are the international and local stand-up stories that made news this year Read more
Ryan Green/Universal
Halloween 2018 vs H2O: Two sequels, same trauma
The latest entry in the horror franchise is being hailed as a slasher movie for the #MeToo era, but an earlier sequel essentially told the same story Read more
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