Purity. How Canadian evangelicalism is reinventing purity culture as ‘pro-women by Jonathan Malloy The anti-Asian shootings at three massage parlours in Atlanta, Ga., in March 2021 have complex religious elements. Eight people, including six Asian women, were killed in the attacks. The alleged shooter emerged from an evangelical “purity culture” that teaches a narrow view … Read More
“Monogamy. Why You Might Want To Rethink Monogamy” by Lucia O’Sullivan Monogamy is difficult to maintain. Sure, it’s easy enough at times when your life is devoid of temptation. But unless you and your partner live in isolation in a cottage in the woods, there are no guarantees that an attractive “other” will not emerge — … Read More
With COVID-19’s Third Wave, We’re Far From ‘All In This Together’ by Yvonne Su Ontario Premier Doug Ford posted a photo of himself making cheesecake on Twitter on May 14, 2020. Doug Ford/Twitter One year ago, politicians across Canada told us “we’re all in this together.” Ontario Premier Doug Ford delivered the message during a … Read More
“True Or False? Men And Women Face Violence In Their Relationships Equally” by C. Nadine Wathen A woman or girl is killed in Canada every 2.5 days. In a recent interview with Maclean’s magazine, Maryam Monsef, Canada’s minister for women and gender equality, called the problem of gender-based violence a “four-alarm fire.” Gender-based violence happens … Read More
Basic income: A no-brainer in economic hard times by Catherine L. Mah Ontario’s minister of children, community and social services just announced that the Canadian province’s landmark basic income pilot project would be terminated. Lisa MacLeod did not offer an alternative for moving forward, apart from a vague mention of a better plan in 100 … Read More
How Money Is Destroying The World by Mike Sosteric In a widely cited confessional in the New York Times in 2014, former Wall Street trader Sam Polk outed himself as a recovering wealth addict. He intimated a toxic childhood and an abusive parent a common theme in the biographies of addicts. He revealed, the exhilaration … Read More
Five Psychological Reasons Why People Fall For Scams – And How To Avoid Them by Paul Seager Con artists, fraudsters and their hapless victims are a staple of the news cycle and hardly a week seems to pass without a story about an e-mail lottery scam or telephone fraud. Many reading these stories perhaps just … Read More
Power in numbers: Making Visible The Violence Against Racialized Women by Miwa A. Takeuchi Violence and pain change the way we experience our surroundings and the way our bodies move: our eyes become wide in search of potential dangers, our bodies become tense. What is the power — both negative and positive — of understanding … Read More
Do Women-focused Capital Funds Actually Help Women, Or Are They Just ‘Pinkwashing?’ by Barbara Jayne Orser An increase in the number of women-focused capital funds promises to help address gender gaps in the provision of financial capital. Capital funding is the money that lenders and equity holders provide to a business. A recent study I … Read More
Gaslighting: from partners to politicians – How to avoid becoming a victim by Stephan Lewandowsky President Donald Trump’s statement on the horrific mass shooting in El Paso on August 3 that killed 22 people and injured 24 covered a lot of ground. From video games and mental illness to the death penalty, the president drew … Read More
