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Women in the workforce are still not equal
October 30, 2023By: Izzy Cheung, staff writer Most of us remember walking through toy stores as kids and seeing various toys sectioned off based on gender. Mini kitchens, dress-up kits, and dolls were kept in one area, while toolbelts, race cars, and science kits were kept in another. The idea that girls should grow up gently “playing house” while boys should build and play with action figures can carry over to beliefs about gender roles. Cues like these — hinting at the futures of boys and girls — have sadly become common indicators of how sexist many societies can truly be toward…
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The Lingerie Football League exploited women
March 29, 2023By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer Despite drawing in women from a variety of sports, the validity of the Lingerie Football League’s (LFL) conduct should be questioned. Prior to its 2009 launch in the US, lingerie football was something people could…
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Canada’s women’s soccer team still fighting for equality
March 24, 2023By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer Any young woman who grew up playing sports knows that getting society to take you, your teammates, and your competitors seriously remains an uphill battle. The plight of women’s soccer in Canada is no stranger…
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The second class treatment of first class athletes
March 2, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer In March 2019, members of the US women’s national soccer team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against their umbrella organization, US Soccer. The lawsuit speaks to the systemic underpaying of US women soccer players in comparison…
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