The fact that these ads were created, paid for and posted gives us some idea of how little advertisers know about the harm of stereotypes. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/news-video/video-halifax-mall-ads-denounced-as-sexist/article13923224/
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I can not believe that women are dying due to (illegal cheap) injections in their bottoms! Rather that blaming poor “silly” women, its time for us to stand up to the continual media attacks on women’s bodies. It is never ending. Would we look at this epidemic differently if men were lining up for plastic surgery, adding
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When I facilitate conflict resolution circles in corporations, the solution emerges the minute one person begins to understand the pain of another. This is called empathy. Here is a fantastic quote by Marianne Williamson making this task practical. “If I am yelling, the person in front of me can react in one of two ways. He
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This is a radical and fantastic move. Why now. Because there is a woman the helm of the Ontario Securities Commission: Maureen Jensen, Executive Director and Chief Administrative Officer of the OSC. http://www.osc.gov.on.ca/en/NewsEvents_nr_20130731_osc-58-401.htm
Good news: The Securities Commission wants to count women on Boards! Read More »
“If you bring forth what is in you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is in you what you do not bring forth will destroy you.” Saint Thomas
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Recent research shows that out of the more than 12,000 speakers in the TED talk series with over a billion watchers, only 27 percent are women. Apparently June Cohen , Exec Producer of TED Media is concerned and is aiming for more women. According to Cohen, many women feel they are not ready to talk on
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All women should be a paying attention to the recent news that cruise lines do not typically disclose the statistics about “crimes at sea.” For the first time ever, the three largest cruise lines in the world reported this information on their website. Of course it comes only after pressure from US Congress and crime victims
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Here is a great website on advancing girls. Notice the words spell TOGETHER. http://www.togetherthere.org
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“Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” Ambrose Redmoon
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