“Breastfeeding Welcome Here” campaign launches in downtown Peterborough
Breastfeeding, one of the most human and natural things a mother can do for her baby, is incredibly important in keeping both the baby and the mother healthy. So why …
Feminism
Evening with Marina Nemat
The Gender and Women Studies department and the Trent Feminist Society have partnered up to present “An Evening with Marina Nemat” on March 20 from 5pm to 7pm in OC, …
Where do trans women fit into feminism?
Photo from 2013 Trans* Day of Remembrance by Andrew Tan. Trans women are vital to a cohesive feminism. If feminism is to be a movement for bettering the lives of …
Feminism and Islam: Femenislamophobia?
Pictured is the author, Yumna. Photo by Andrew Tan. The 22 years I have spent on Earth so far have consisted of many Diasporas coupled with constantly shifting ideologies, often …
The CGSJ—Hello and Welcome!
As soon as you open the door to The Centre for Gender and Social Justice (formerly the Trent Women’s Centre), you can easily tap into the many ways that gender …
The Language of Misogyny
Slut, Bitch, Whore Three words often used so fleetingly with no regards to the negative connotations associated with them. The most tragic thing of all is that in today’s pop …
Feminism vs. Humanism
What might seem like a mere linguistic preference has become a raging debate: is feminism still an important movement in and of itself, or has the term become outdated, better …
But … men!
Nothing annoys me more than when a discussion about feminism is derailed by the question “but what about men?” Whoever poses this question never takes the time to extrapolate on …
The Trent Feminist Society
Trent University, a campus rife with political discourse. This past year, the discussions that have taken place on campus have created movements many students may not even be aware of. …
Letters to the Editor: Issue 20
Re: A Call for Love With varying rates of success, Arthur has been publishing the occasional satire piece this semester. Ana Maria Zapata’s “A Call for Love” (Arthur Issue 19) …