Here's a collection of the Georgia Straight's coverage of women-related issues, including women's rights, female health and sexuality, gender equality, feminism, sexism, violence against women, missing women, trailblazers and pioneers, mothers, and more.

For male-related subjects, visit our collection of coverage of men's issues.

For full coverage of queer-specific issues, visit our LGBT webpage.

Tech

Female professionals share personal stories at Women in Tech: Resilience in the Face of Change

Nov 26

Emerge SFU is presenting an online pan

Movies

The National Film Board of Canada sheds light on the scourge of gender-based violence

Nov 24

Most films can be viewed for free.

Straight Talk

Filipino Canadians tell John Horgan: shutting out Mable Elmore again from cabinet will be an “affront” to community

Nov 24

Mable Elmore is the first Filipino-Canadian to hold a seat in the B.C. legislative assembly.

Commentary

Martyn Brown: Shirley Bond as interim B.C. Liberal leader? Damn right

Nov 21

A former B.C. Liberal insider says she's exactly the type of person and personality who can successfully lead the party through their existential crisis.

Straight Talk

Vancouver names Karen Fry as city's new fire chief

Nov 20

The City of Vancouver launched a nationwide search to find a successor to former chief Darrell Reid.

Book Features

Writers’ Trust of Canada announces winners of fiction and non-fiction prizes for 2020

Nov 18

The winners were announced at a ceremony in Toronto that was broadcast online.

Arts Features

Chutzpah! Festival: Jessica Mann Gutteridge deftly lures artists from three continents in the midst of a pandemic

Nov 17

The Lisa Nemetz Festival of International Jewish Performing Arts takes place in Vancouver from November 21 to 28.

Movie Reviews

Queer drama Ammonite casts Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan in a vivid romance

Nov 13

This period piece has the sizzle of being a fictional love story involving real historical figures, which automatically makes it Oscar bait.

Television

Vancouver's Meghan Agosta eliminated from CBC's Battle of the Blades

Nov 13

Alas, a competitor from Vancouver in a national ice performance competition has to hang up her skates.

Arts Features

Chutzpah! Festival: El-Salomons' Palestinian-Jewish love triumphs with humour

Nov 11

The New York–based married couple hopes that their story can help unite people.

Book Features

How to Pronounce Knife author Souvankham Thammavongsa wins 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize

Nov 10

A Toronto author has won one of Canada’s top literary awards for fiction.

Television

Curb Your Enthusiasm fanatics may recognize Chutzpah! Festival performer Iris Bahr from The Ski Lift episode

Nov 9

When I first read that American actor-comedian Iris Bahr was performing as part of the upcoming