Jane Doe at Ryerson
By now, our collective denial, naiveté and sexism surrounding the realities of rape is well established and well critiqued. And while those critics – including bloggers – have taken the legal and justice systems to task for the pervasive slut shaming, it was journalism under the microscope yesterday at Ryerson University’s Atkinson Lecture. Jane Doe … Read more
Happy International Women’s Day
By Roohi Sahajpal Today marks the 101st anniversary of International Women’s Day, a day that recognizes the progress and hurdles that women around the world still face. The first International Women’s Day was held on March 19, 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. It continued to be celebrated by other countries and in 1977 … Read more
Remembering Wendy Babcock
By Samantha Anderson Wendy Babcock, a law student and advocate for sex workers’ rights was found dead in her Toronto home on Tuesday. She was 32. Babcock left an abusive home at age 10 and found herself involved in sex work at a young age. The first time she had sex was with a client … Read more
McClung’s Radio Episode Two Now Up And Streaming!
On this show we talk about Canadian Women’s History Month and honour Bif Naked one of the most righetous Canadian rockers to date! We also play songs by Lady Sovereign, Santigold, Deluka, Dragonette, The Evens, The Sounds (I have a slight obsession with them now!) and more. CLICK HERE TO STREAM THE SHOW
