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.

Straight Talk

Missing person: 38-year-old woman last seen in Surrey two weeks ago

Police are seeking help in locating a woman who has not been seen for the past two weeks.

Cannabis

Most women believe cannabis poses little to no risk to fetus

Many women consider a lack of warnings from doctors to mean cannabis use is safe during pregnancy

Straight Talk

Missing 33-year-old woman last seen in Richmond two weeks ago

A search is on for a woman who has not been seen for the past two weeks.

Music Features

Music industry veteran LP gets dark on new record Heart To Mouth

The writer behind Rihanna's hit "Cheers (Drink to That) as well as tracks for the Backstreet Boys and Christina Aguilera “doesn’t need any fucking favours.”

Straight Talk

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's debut speech in Congress becomes most-watched C-Span video in history

The New York Democrat highlighted the plight of an immigrant from Yemen who wasn't being paid because of the U.S. government shutdown—and she linked all of this to an attack on democracy by the president.

Straight Talk

March on Vancouver attracts sizeable crowd but nothing like the Women's March of 2017

This year's event focused attention on a wide range of issues, including gender equality in the legal system.

Straight Talk

Update: missing 17-year-old female teenager from Burnaby located

She was last seen wearing a black windbreaker, a green floral backpack, and black leggings in the 6000 block of Deer Lake Parkway.

Music Notes

Germs bassist and punk pioneer Lorna Doom reported dead

Lorna Doom, who played bass for the Germs during the Los Angeles punk scene's fabled first wave in the late 1970s, has been reported dead

Music Notes

An imperfect Kesha pulls back the curtain on a long-held secret, and good God are her freckles fantastic

Sometimes someone shows you the way

Straight Talk

Protest of the Week: the March on Vancouver

Are you sick of Trump, sexism, and racism against Indigenous people?

Straight Talk

During search for missing woman from Lions Bay, body discovered on beach

An off-duty RCMP officer reported that he had located a body at Kelvin Grove Beach in Lions Bay.

Sports

Video: Internet's buzzing about UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi's perfect 10

Her floor-exercise routine at the NCAA finals was joyful, full of dance moves, and technically perfect.