Women

For many, many years women fought to get paid the same amount as their male counterparts, for doing the same work, or work of equal value. Now that practice is not only expected but also the law. Women fought for this right, paving the way…

My nightmare begins with me walking on a tightrope. In my hands, I carry a bar – the kind that most typical tight rope circus performers carry. I wobble as I walk along, and the whole time I struggle to walk. I can feel myself falling over…

By Valerie Pearl One of the first things I bought was a big binder and a package of dividers to go with it. That was just over a week after I had called 911 and my husband had been arrested for assaulting and threatening me. As…

When you think of Northern Ontario, your mind may conjure up old-fashioned images of hunters, trappers, fishermen and barrel-chested lumberjacks, because this is the usual cast of characters who populate Canada’s mythic North. If you think…

The contraceptive pill was created in the early 1950s in Mexico and it was marketed in the United States starting in 1960. At first, it created a great debate. The Canadian Criminal Code made it against the law to give out information…