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Yes, your healthcare concerns are valid
March 20, 2024By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of medical trauma. No person’s mind or body is the same. As individuals, we all have diverse healthcare needs based on sex, gender, and sexual orientation. It can be intimidating enough to arrive at a doctor’s office, fearful of being judged or medically gaslit when talking about issues like sexual health and intimacy, options for birth control, or mental health. I remember arriving at my doctor’s office bracing myself for judgement when I wanted to discuss options for birth control. On a similar occasion, I found myself hiding or downplaying symptoms of…
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WGOG: Stop nerfing my emotionally complicated women!
February 19, 2024By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief From my first days in the gaming community, I’ve noticed that characters who are women will often get more flack for being rude to the player, and I think that’s really unfair. When I first played…
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VIU professor receives grant to research health gaps relating to pelvic pain
February 14, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer In 2021, the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada reported that endometriosis affects around 1 million people in Canada. Endometriosis is a chronic disease that affects individuals with a uterus and causes extreme pain, including…
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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…
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Tackling gender equity in academic sciences
March 31, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer On January 12, SFU Sci-Space conducted a workshop to help interested students start discourse about the conditions of gender equity and inclusion in the academic sciences, and the changes they want to see in their…
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Roe v. Wade: Your religion should not police my body
July 14, 2022By Yasmin Vejs Simsek, Staff Writer Content warning: Mentions of sexual assault and anti-abortion sentiments The US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. The decision undermines the bodily autonomy of just over half the country’s population. The original 1973…
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Dear Doctors: Not everyone is a (cis) male
April 9, 2022By: Hannah Kazemi, Peak Associate After seeing a dermatologist, an endocrinologist, and enduring three months of blood tests and ultrasounds, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). PCOS is a common hormonal condition that affects the internal reproductive system…
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Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre increases safe spaces for women
May 10, 2021Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer The COVID-19 pandemic has limited women’s access to shelter and increased their potential for abuse. Further, physical distancing to reduce COVID-19 transmission has led to isolation and restricted support for victims of abuse. As…
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Data suggests women face structural obstacles which has led to less representation in politics
April 1, 2021Written by: Nancy La, SFU Student In commemoration of Women’s History Month and International Women's Day, The Peak spoke with Dr. Eirini Kotsovili, a lecturer in the department of humanities, to discuss the role of women in politics and their…
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SFSS announces 2021 Woman of the Year Award recipients
March 29, 2021Written by: Alex Masse, Staff Writer At the midpoint of Women’s History month, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) announced the winners of its annual Women of the Year Awards. The award honours “self-identified women who have demonstrated leadership and…
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