Tips and Trick

Approach gender violence as a MEN’s issue, not just a woman’s issue. Realize it can involve men of all ages, races, and socioeconomic levels. Realize men can be empowered bystanders and confront abusive peers. If someone you know is abusing his female partner – or is disrespectful or abusive to …

The present reality for women is one in which they are treated as sub humans, less than, not enough. It is evident in politics, music and film. If we are to change this, we must raise a new generation of feminists, who believe in the equality of the sexes. Chimamanda …

Many parents are moving towards “gentle parenting”, where they choose not to use rewards (sticker charts, lollies, chocolates, TV time as “bribes”) and punishments (taking away “privileges”, time-out, smacking) to encourage good behaviour, but encourage good behaviour for the sake of doing the right thing. Gentle parents argue that to …

Boys love trucks and trains, right? And what little girl wouldn’t love to spend an afternoon dressing up as a princess and playing with dolls? These are the stereotypical boy vs. girl distinctions that persist, even in a modern society that places a value on equality. But aside from the …

It’s that time of year again! The weather’s getting warmer, the days are getting longer, and most of us can’t wait to get a little sunshine on our skin. People are breaking out the shorts, skirts, sundresses, tank tops, sandals, and bathing suits. We’re hitting the parks, beaches, running paths, …

A thought experiment: Imagine how people might react if Taylor Swift released an album made up entirely of songs about wishing she could get back together with one of her exes. We’d hear things like: “She can’t let go. She’s clingy. She’s irrational. She’s crazy.” Men would have a field …

It’s pretty common for us to worry about how women, especially our own daughters, are put into gender boxes and encouraged to engage in behavior that hurts them, simply because they’re female. It’s far less common for us to worry about men, including our own sons, and what gender boxes …

Men are often reluctant to talk about their needs in intimate relationships. Whether social conditioning or an inability to communicate our needs are to blame, men (who tend to be the less communicative partners in intimate relationships) are prone to silently suffering when their emotional needs aren’t being met by …

Heartache requires recovery time. Unfortunately, the truly unhealthy relationships we engage in are sometimes the hardest ones to shake. Whether the person was emotionally abusive, never sober around you or if constantly made empty promises, it can sometimes take a great deal of time to recover. The good news is, …

When the birth control pill hit the U.S. market 51 years ago, the hope had been for a male method to follow close at its heels. Yet, despite decades of research and periodic hopeful headlines, progress has been largely indiscernible. Now, researchers are touting new developments: a reversible vasectomy, a …