Feminism

Why all Canadians Need Decommodified Reproductive Healthcare

Analysis

November 27, 2024

Alexandra Ages

In Canada, reproductive healthcare is deeply commodified, affecting access to resources from contraception to fertility treatments. Canadians tend to pride themselves on being “better” than their southern neighbours, but in this instance, being better is not good enough.
Femininity, Hyper-Commodified: Consumerism, Social Media, and Beauty Standards

Analysis

April 25, 2024

Alexandra Ages

Profits become supreme despite the enabling of a destructive culture of consumption around physical appearance, the erosion of the gains of feminist movements where looks are made more valuable than liberation, and where youth conceptualise ageing as an aesthetic problem rather than a wonderful part of life’s journey.