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Five Halloween costumes with feminist flair
Scrambling for a last-minute Halloween costume? Make an impact by dressing as one of these trailblazing Canadian women who are thriving in the media, entertainment and sports industries while paving the way for others.
Elizabeth Armstrong
18 hours ago3 min read
Who gave men the authority to women's faith?
From social media comment sections to places of worship, women across religious communities are questioning who gets to interpret their faith and dictate how they practice it?
Sakina Alibhai
6 hours ago
Seeing the world Through Rosy Eyes
How a Toronto-based multimedia artist uses her creative spirit to reshape and reclaim South Asian identity
Maryam Parkar
6 hours ago
For political poet Bianca Modi, art is personal
South-Asian Canadian female poet, Modi, believes that with poetry, people can tune in to their emotions and ultimately inspire a path of change by sharing it. Through leveraging her own identity to write and being a leader in her community, she aims to do just that.
Noor Khan
Oct 7
Fangirl is not a dirty word: Why women’s joy keeps getting dismissed
Women have been belittled for finding joy in nostalgic activities for too long and I've had enough.
Sara Aboulela
6 hours ago
Solo Flight: The art of doing what you love—alone
Reflections on how the things you love don't require an audience—and what you discover about yourself when you show up alone.
Alyssa Chua
Sep 17
A Network of Memories
The power of autonomy lies beneath your skin
Ally Parent
Sep 16
Autophoto has “flipped the table” on the formerly male-dominated photobooth industry
The women-run venture focused on salvaging and displaying analog photobooths opened a new Toronto location on Oct. 16, 2026.
Elizabeth Armstrong
6 hours ago
Retracing tatreez: The power of storytelling through Palestinian embroidery
Palestinian weaving is a practice that has been carried on for generations with each design holding stories of resistance woven tightly together.
Jannah Shah
Oct 7
Memento mori: Women and gender-expansive artists express during Toronto Biennial of Art
The Toronto Biennial of Art’s 2026 exhibition, Things Fall Apart, creates a foundation for a life-sustaining spotlight upon dynamic creators who break down the walls of building new futures and colonial binaries.
Riddhi Dhingra
Oct 7
Itchy downstairs? Common hygiene products could be to blame
And the unlikely suspect may be sitting in your bathroom cabinet right now…
Maryam Parkar
6 hours ago
Five Halloween costumes with feminist flair
Scrambling for a last-minute Halloween costume? Make an impact by dressing as one of these trailblazing Canadian women who are thriving in the media, entertainment and sports industries while paving the way for others.
Elizabeth Armstrong
18 hours ago
How to vote like a feminist for the municipal elections
With the upcoming Toronto municipal elections, New Wave looks into which candidates support feminism to help you feel more informed before hitting the polls.
Laiba Amjad
2 days ago
I'll never be clean of your loss
Washing your hands of a person isn’t as simple as it seems.
Ally Parent
6 hours ago
The first page of my memoir
If there’s a quote I live by it’s this: “In a world where you can be anything, be kind.”
Ally Parent
6 hours ago
Virgin Birth
Wine is thicker than the water of the womb...
Zanoah Plummer
Oct 7
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