battling gender inequality
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Why don’t more men wear engagement rings?
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Engagement rings haven’t exactly changed much over the past 100 years or so besides their prices, styles and the creativity that can be involved with personalizing them. The tradition attached to these rings has stayed relatively the same — and the concept is rooted primarily in a man presenting a woman with a decorated band…
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Editor’s note: Dear men
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As a man I could sit back horrified and feign surprise at the allegations levelled towards Harvey Weinstein, but the point would be moot. Like many of the silent stars in Hollywood — who kept their mouths shut, in apparent fear of jeopardizing future career opportunities — I am not shocked about the existence of…
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Despite what a lawmaker may say, women are powerful
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Just days away from International Women’s Day, Polish EU Lawmaker Janusz Korwin-Mikke, stood up in the EU parliament to voice his opinions on the wage gap between men and women. He told legislature, “Of course women must earn less than men because they are weaker, they are smaller, they are less intelligent; they must earn…
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Marvel comics strives for diversity
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Marvel has caused a rather difficult predicament for people who like to begin their sentences with, “I’m not racist, but…” Long-time fans of Marvel comics, with overused plot-lines that focus on white men, seem to feel a little betrayed by the creation of new characters that stray from the lily-white path. The long overdue beginning…
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#DistractinglyHonest exhibit challenges gender inequality in science
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Last fall, Eden Hennessey, a PhD student at Wilfrid Laurier University, unveiled her #DistractinglySexist exhibit at the Laurier Library, which focused on the obstacles female scientists face in a male-dominated industry. A year later, Hennessey presented her exhibit, #DistractinglyHonest, in Laurier’s Science building to a crowd of students, faculty members and individuals in the Laurier…
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