For Lindy West, reclaiming the word fat was powerful. "I didn't stop hating my body because my body changed," she says. "I stopped hating my body because my mind changed."

For the writer and humourist, reclaiming the word fat was a powerful moment. "I didn't stop hating my body because my body changed," she says. "I stopped hating my body because my mind changed."

Lindy West on how to be a vibrant, happy fat woman

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Rona Ambrose on Justin Trudeau's charm offensive, identifying as a feminist and why women don't want quotas — they want to compete.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fancies himself a feminist. Will that translate into real change for women? Just watch him.

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Twitter reacts to this surprising stat from our This is 40(ish) survey.

68% of Canadian women don't call themselves a feminist

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Meryl Streep and Marissa Mayer don’t consider themselves feminists. And neither do 68 percent of Canadian women we surveyed. The PR problem with feminism.

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Lindy West on how to be a vibrant, happy fat woman

The Chatelaine Q&A: Opposition leader Rona Ambrose

Justin Trudeau calls himself a feminist. Easy for him to say

68% of Canadian women don't call themselves a feminist

Does feminism have a branding problem?