Women

Feminist campaigner and writer/journalist Gloria Steinem will receive 85 tributes today (March 25) from across the world of social activism to mark her 85th birthday, including from Michael...
The combination of flowers and cookies are going to benefit women in-need thanks to an International Women's Day-related promotion from two local Toronto businesses. Girl Gang Goodies, an...
​When girls in the developed world experience menstruation, it's common for them to miss school or even drop out — from shame, from pain, from the taboo. When 12 high school students...
National Football League (NFL) player Kenny Stills says he's going to donate money from a league award to activist/embattled pro football player Colin Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camp...
Canadian-born Hollywood actress Ellen Page used her segment on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to discuss many important issues from environmental racism towards First Nations in Canada to...
Canadian musicians Terra Lightfoot, Lindi Ortega and Begonia are teaming up for an Ontario tour in February that will benefit multiple organizations. Titled the Longest Road Show, the tour will...
The annual Bell Let's Talk Day, a campaign fronted by communications giant Bell Media to promote awareness and understanding and reduce the stigma around mental health issues is today (Jan. 30),...
A new ad campaign from Gillette is confronting the concept of toxic masculinity and challenging men to be the best they can be. Launched on Jan. 13 with a short film titled We Believe: The Best...
National womens' group UltraViolet took to the skies today to urge Sony Music and CBS Records to drop R&B music artist R. Kelly from their talent rosters amid renewed accusations of ...
U.S. media giant CBS Corp. announced it will divide up the $20 million earlier promised for women advocacy groups to 18 organizations focused on eliminating sexual harassment in the workplace. The...

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