Caroline Brunet / September 24, 2009 7:00 am
Why do we allow girls to look elsewhere? If you have ever watched the TLC channel then you are probably familiar with the reality show Toddlers and Tiaras. It documents North American families who have young girls, and at times boys, between the ages of three and ten who compete in beauty pageants. Disgusted already? So was I. Some may [...]
Caroline Brunet / September 9, 2009 12:00 am
Those of you who are wishing you could head to Vancouver in February for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games instead of writing papers in Lennoxville may be surprised to learn that behind the Olympics hides deeply engrained discrimination against women. The Olympics’ marketing campaign tells us to “believe” in our country, in its athletes, and in its Olympic heroes. But [...]
