Posts by Women

Stand up for women

By Dalhousie Gazette Staff • November 5, 2010

By Julie Sobowale, Opinions Contributor
 
Recently the Dalhousie Women’s Centre (DWC) has come under criticism for disruptions in keeping the Centre open and lack of …

Athletics still uneven playing field

By Dalhousie Gazette Staff • January 18, 2010

By Joel Tichinoff, Sports Editor
Cheerleaders waving pompoms on the sidelines of a football field is the iconic image of the gender role women have long …

FemFest showcases female empowerment through art

By Dalhousie Gazette Staff • January 18, 2010

By Tessa Elliott-Israelson, Arts Contributor
“You run your own pussy let me run mine,” shouts El Jones, host of FemFest 2009, which ran last weekend at …

Funny bitches

By Dalhousie Gazette Staff • January 18, 2010

By Rebecca Spence, Staff Contributor
Evany Rosen and Cheryl Hann serve as living proof that women can be smart, beautiful and funny. They have it all, …

Breaking up the old boys’ club

By Dalhousie Gazette Staff • January 18, 2010

By Graham Briggs, The Martlet (University of Victoria)
VICTORIA (CUP) – Corporate Canada is still mostly a man’s world.
In 2007, a Catalyst Census survey found that …

A call to action, 20 years later

By Dalhousie Gazette Staff • January 18, 2010

By Julie Ireland, News Contributor
The day of the Montreal Massacre, our country changed. Organizers of this year’s remembrance events in Halifax are conscious that current …

Turkish women shame ‘male state’

By Dalhousie Gazette Staff • January 18, 2010

By Hilary Beaumont, Copy Editor
About 30 women wearing purple and red lined the tiled main street of Taksim, Istanbul on Nov. 25. They smiled for …

Diary of a Diva Cup procrastinator

By Dalhousie Gazette Staff • November 13, 2009

By Katie Toth, Sex Columnist
It’s the first annoying day of my period and I’m doing it. I am taking the leap and purchasing a Diva …

Hit the G-Spot

By Dalhousie Gazette Staff • November 6, 2009

By Katie Toth, Sex Columnist
Ah, the mythical G-Spot. Pop culture magazines and the general media are all obsessed with this sexy sponge cake within the …

National program encourages female political participation

By Dalhousie Gazette Staff • October 30, 2009

By Lucy Scholey, Assistant News Editor
Female political participation is still a new concept in Canada. But a new national program hopes to change that.
Experiences will …