Round-Up: Jan 12, 2015

• 22-year-old Rachel Thevenard is running 25-50 km a day from Sarnia to Montreal to protest Enbridge’s Line 9 Pipeline, which was recently approved to reverse its flow and transport bitumen as well as crude oil (Toronto Star).
• New Columbia University research has found women who earn less than their male counterparts are more likely to be depressed and anxious (NTRSCTN).
• Ricky Gervais is under fire for making several transphobic jokes while hosting the Golden Globes last Sunday (The Advocate). On a more positive note, Blavity has recapped the “12 Blackest Moments” of the evening, including some glorious reaction gifs.
• Check out these awesome web comics with black protagonists, via Joamette Gil.
• Emma Watson has launched a feminist book club and Laura Berger at Women and Hollywood has some book recommendations to kick things off.
• Late term abortion is still health care. Aphra Behn at Shakesville shares her personal experience.
• Learn about 10 ways the beauty industry tells you being beautiful means being white (Everyday Feminism).
• It’s time to end the taboo about menopause and talk about how it affects women at work (Morning Star).