When Twitter user @Laura_GlobalEd suggested a few months ago that I do a follow-up to my 2013 piece on cultural appropriation, it took me a while to get going. @sheswanderful…
Why Planned Parenthood Matters to Travelers — and Needs Your Support
Planned Parenthood supporters rally in Minnesota. Image by Flickr user Fibbonaci Blue. We know, as women on the go, that our sexual selves don’t stop when we hit the road;…
Why Women’s Votes Matter and What Feminism Has to Do with Them
Working towards the right to vote. Image from Wikimedia Commons. On August 18, 2015 the United States marked the 95th anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. Ninety-five years of cis…
Mental Health Is a Gendered Issue: Tell Us About It! #wanderfulbloggers
Mental health is often an invisible burden we carry when we travel. Image by Flickr user Barta IV. Mental health is a gendered issue. There, I’ve said it. In the…
The Elitism of Travel and Why You Should Care
When the line next to you is completely free… Image by Vmenkov via Wikimedia Commons. My partner and I got stuck with a 14-hour layover on our way back from…
Breast Practices: Breastfeeding in Public
Nursing in public is controversial for some. Image by Pete unseth on Wikimedia Commons. Breastfeeding was one of my top priorities after I gave birth, and also one of the…
When Rape Accusations Disappear: Wrongful Empowerment
Who should we be empowering? Image by Flickr user Katie Tegtmeyer. Over the past several months, the journalism world has been obsessed with the “A Rape on Campus” debacle from…
Whose Feminism Is It, Anyway?
SlutWalk Toronto aims to embrace sexuality as an aspect of empowered women. Image courtesy of Wikipedia. Those of you who have read my column before have probably figured out that I’m…
A Letter to My Son, from a Feminist Mom
Image courtesy of Erica Laue. To my dearest little boy: Welcome to our family, and welcome to our world. You’ve been gifted with two parents who love every bit of…
Debating the Undebatable: How Do We Define Human Rights?
Turn the lens on you. Image by Flickr user Jeremy Schultz. On my way home from work this evening, I caught a piece on NPR about a manifesto for women…
The Women’s Rights Movement in 2015: New Year, New Agenda?
Will 2015 be a year of celebration for the women’s rights movement? Image from Pixabay. It’s the beginning of a new year for many people around the world, and the…
The Pregnant Woman and the Public: What’s Mine Is…Yours?
My pregnancy is not a gift for you. Image from Pixabay. I, and other Go Girl writers, have commented before about the various ways in which cis women’s bodies get colonized…
What Viral Videos About Sexism Don’t Tell You: How to Be an Ally
The camera doesn’t catch it all. Image by Flickr user Gabriel Garcia Marengo. There’s been a lot of buzz in the U.S. recently about male threats of women in public…
4 Ways to Celebrate Girls on International Day of the Girl Child 2014
Celebrate girls! Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. For all that we talk about the rights and needs of women, we often forget that women come from somewhere. Women, as Simone…
Knocked Up? Tips for the Pregnant Traveler
Being pregnant doesn’t mean being confined. Image by Flickr user Montse PB. Getting pregnant, in some ways, is a lot like getting married. The second that you admit that a…