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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 ago3 min read


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 73 min read


Sports betting, golf and women’s bodies
When women’s sports are finally thriving, why are ads still stuck in the past? Image sourced from Thomas Walter on Pexels Recent controversies, including Sydney Sweeney’s nearly nude Novig ad and a Callaway Golf video showing a woman being shoved to the ground, sparked frustration among women athletes and advocates. These ads show how brands prioritize shock value over representation, even as women athletes push for equity, visibility and respect. In Novig’s ad, Sweeney is fe
Aleeha Raza
Oct 73 min read


Virgin Birth
Wine is thicker than the water of the womb...
Zanoah Plummer
Oct 71 min read


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 73 min read


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 76 min read


Not A Nature Poem
Stop asking me about the pristine streams and pine needles...
Riddhi Dhingra
Oct 71 min read


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 173 min read


A Network of Memories
The power of autonomy lies beneath your skin
Ally Parent
Sep 164 min read


Post-Grad and Struggling? Here’s Four Reasons Why That’s Normal
Experts suggest a traditional career can be replaced by a more value-driven and flexible journey.
Riddhi Dhingra
Sep 163 min read


Finally, A Flexible IUD
The new Miudella IUD may hit the global market soon, with an innovative design directed at minimizing insertion and removal pain
Dylann Richard
May 143 min read


Pretty Girls
how unfortunate is our fate—
that our existence is debated by anyone who so desires.
Mariana Lora
May 91 min read


The Show Must Go On—Even When You’re Bleeding
What does menstruation look like for women in the spotlight… and why is no one talking about it?

Maryam Parkar
May 28 min read


Crafting identities one piece at a time
How Maria Khan Yusafzai and her love for unique jewellery pieces launched her career to success
Laiba Amjad
May 14 min read


Why Mainstream Underwear Isn’t Designed for You
Most women's underwear are designed for aesthetics over anatomy. Here's why gusset width matters.

Keesha Levesque
Apr 124 min read


The Anger We Were Told to Swallow
Sometimes women shrink themselves to accommodate negativity from others, often at their own expense
Noor Khan
Apr 101 min read


The Secret Garden in My Mind
How creating an inspiration board showed me that identity is a collage

Ella Silverman
Apr 104 min read


'UNSHAMING': Exposing the Shame in Happily Ever After
Author Jowita Bydlowska takes us into her mind in the making of her latest memoir

Sorousheh Salman
Apr 93 min read


The 5 Stages of Grief: Accepting Your Illness
I’m bipolar and it may not be the end of the world. In fact, the world keeps moving.
Ally Parent
Apr 88 min read


Redefinition of Beauty Through the Weight of a Crown
A former pageant queen’s journey overcoming an eating disorder and redefining what beauty means

Sorousheh Salman
Apr 56 min read
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