Gender
We need to recognize female athletes with equitable funding and coverage
June 23, 2019By: Naaz Sekhon, SFU Student Being the year 2019, one would expect equality to have been achieved in all aspects of life, including sports. However, the harsh reality is that there is still much work to be done in the battle over gender equality in women’s professional sports. Despite their tremendous skill, female athletes still have to fight to be recognized and paid as equals when compared to their male counterparts. The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, for example, has in the past proven its superiority over their male counterparts, and yet they are currently suing over an unfair gender…
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Do Michael Phelps and Caster Semenya both share an unfair competitive advantage?
May 18, 2019By: Ana Staskevich, Staff Writer; Alison Wick, Arts Editor Introduced and compiled by: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor In a May 2 Washington Post article titled “We celebrated Michael Phelps’s genetic differences. Why punish Caster Semenya for hers?” Monica Hesse criticizes…
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“She uses they/them pronouns” : allyship to the gender-diverse community
February 3, 2019By: Sarah McCarthy I appreciate the initiative of including your name and your pronouns in class introductions. But I am always frozen with fear in this situation. I also appreciate this momentous phenomenon of creating language that challenges cissexism and…
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World News Beats
October 26, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Ethiopian cabinet sees equal representation in sexes Women now hold 10 of Ethiopia’s 20 ministerial posts, making it the second African country after Rwanda to have a gender-balanced cabinet. In a Parliamentary speech…
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Out on Campus closed until early October
September 24, 2018Written by: Michelle Gomez, Staff Writer Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) Out on Campus, the university’s LGBTQ+ education, advocacy, and resource centre, is temporarily closed. According to SFSS CEO Martin Wyant in an email interview with The Peak, the…
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Workshop looks to break through role-playing game stereotypes
November 24, 2017An upcoming workshop for women and LGBATQ+ people is aiming to overcome stereotypes around popular role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) and inform people about the potential of the game. “I think it's powerful for women and queer…
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The latest news on sex, sexuality, and gender
July 14, 2017CANADA – Parent appeals for first gender-neutral birth certificate in BC The parent of an eight-month-old child who recently received the first gender-neutral health-care card in the province is now fighting to also keep the child’s sex off the birth…
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Unmasking my battle with makeup, femininity, and gender
October 17, 2016Raccoon eyes were not the look I was going for. I started out feeling empowered as I swiped on a new shade of lipstick and made my eyes catlike. The feelings I got while watching an expert apply their makeup…
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Check your privilege
October 11, 2016[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you’ve read the title of this quiz and are groaning about social justice warriors, or how the world is becoming too politically correct, or that you’re tired of being picked on for having a decent life, please just hear…
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Canadian Blood Services once again proves its needless discrimination
July 11, 2016[dropcap]I[/dropcap] have been donating blood since 2013, and it deeply saddens me to hear that Canadian Blood Services (CBS) will be adopting a complicated new protocol on August 15 with regards to blood donations from trans* people. Dr. Mindy Goldman…
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