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Is it possible to shift the dialogue when it comes to teaching masculinity to boys? Image: Thinkstock.

We Have To Change The Kind Of Masculinity We Teach Our Sons

I guess we are all guilty of gender-typing to some degree. It’s ingrained deep in our subconscious and culture. Everywhere we go: shopping malls, in the media, play groups, schools, public bathrooms — and the list goes on. But is it possible to shift the dialogue when it comes to teaching masculinity to boys?

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Love that travels.

Forget The Fairy Tale: The Truth About Falling In Love With A Foreigner

Our culture is so preoccupied with The Other, and the obsession with falling in love with a foreigner is just another manifestation of that. But I quickly found out that falling in love with someone from another country is not all fun and glory.

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Why The "Beach Body" Ads Didn't Surprise Me

"If you are, like me, 5’5, brunette and prone to being apple shaped, you’re not going to morph overnight into a leggy blonde Amazon by the power of the pea."

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Gender Bias Still Exists In Literary Criticism

As we all know, progress does not march forth in beautiful, lock-stepped advancement like a well-oiled army; rather it trips and stumbles along, it

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Harry Potter Fans, Rejoice! You May Now Board The Real Hogwarts Express

Listen, we all have "bills" to pay and "jobs" to do and "families" to spend quality time with, but I'm going to tell you something right now and I

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Budding Style Icons Kendall & Kylie Jenner Team Up With Topshop

A girl never forgets her first time in Topshop. (Age 16. London.

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You know I'm all about that vape, bout that vape. Credit: Thinkstock

Welcome "Vape": 2014's Controversial Word Of The Year!

Bravo for choosing a controversial word, Oxford Dictionary.

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