Eating Disorder Awareness Week promotes healthy body image
From Feb. 2-8, Women’s Health Clinic (WHC) participated in Eating Disorder Awareness Week (EDAW) by creating safe spaces to promote healthy body images, increasing awareness…
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Are you aware?
February is Black History Month (BHM) in Canada and the U.S. Begun as a week-long event in 1926, the initial recognition in Winnipeg occurred in…
A Warrior approaches
It was two weeks before Halloween last year when a blockade organized by the Mi’kmaq Warriors Society was confronted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The blockade in New Brunswick was in response to shale gas exploration by SWN Resources Canada, a Houston-based firm.
A wearable history
History is written in many forms – through buildings and books, our everyday lives, and the clothes we wear. In the latest exhibit from the…
Breaking the silence on postpartum depression
On Wednesday, Sept. 18, health-care professionals and concerned family members gathered at McNally Robinson to discuss postpartum depression. “Postpartum Depression and Psychosis: Understanding Early Warning…
Violence against women high in Manitoba
Statistics Canada released a report on Feb. 25 detailing rates of violence against women in Canada, which showed that Manitoba has more than double the…
Women fly free
The St. Andrews airport is hosting an event by the International Ninety-Nines on Mar. 9, where women fly free, in both airplanes and helicopters, to…
Honouring Women
Roses, chocolate, fancy dinners, over-the-top lingerie, and overpriced, mass-produced jewelry in tiny boxes might be what you typically associate with Feb. 14. This Valentine’s Day,…
The cycle of women, media, and consumerism: Have we really come as far as we think?
During my holiday break I had the misfortune of stumbling across an episode of a show called The Real Housewives of Miami. It was out…
Womyn’s centre protests pro-life event
Pro-life trucks covered in graphic images of aborted fetuses circled the street near protesters at the Living Christ Community Church on June 13. The Canadian…