Round-Up: Nov. 17, 2015

by Jarrah Hodge | November 17, 2015
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After the attacks on Paris on Friday, Margaret Corvid at The Establishment urges us to respond with mercy for refugees.
And The Beaverton uses satire to answer the arson at the Peterborough mosque.
In good political news, the new Trudeau government has announced they are dropping the niqab appeal (CBC).
And Ontario just announced they are expanding the system for medical professionals to refer trans people for sex reassignment surgery (CBC).
One year after Jian Ghomeshi was publicly accused of sexual assault, Lucia Lorenzi reflects on what was then seen as a “watershed moment” for combating rape culture, and the immense continuing emotional labour of women who share their stories of assault.
As part of GUTS’ new FOOD/LAND issue, Kim Bosch muses on the “things we eat alone” – the sometimes shame-laced snacking rituals women have while knowing they contradict how a woman is expected to snack.
Meet Lauren Towles the grad student who organized a hackathon to dismantle the stigma around menstruation (BuzzFeed).
Lisa Wade at Sociological Images pans Cover Girl’s Star Wars makeup marketing.
Victoria Bailey at The F Word shares her love of beatboxing and speaks to women in beatboxing about their art and community.
Ms. is coming out with feminist-friendly holiday gift guides. The first one they released helps you find confidence-inspiring, stereotype-busting gifts for girls.