Quote of the week
“When self respect takes its rightful place in the psyche of woman, she will not allow herself to be manipulated by anyone.” Indira Mahindra
I just read about the Supreme Court of Canada decision on alimony. Here is how I interpret it (this is not a legal opinion!). If you get married in a church or a civil ceremony and you later get divorced, the courts will split all your family assets, caregivers will receive child support, and in some cases one partner (usually
Quote of the week
“Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought as half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.” Charlotte Whitton
How women lead differently in relationship
Here is a quote from the new female Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne: “The rancour and viciousness of the legistlature can’t continue. We have to absolutely work out our disagreements. What I am hoping for is if we can build relationships among the party leaders and the three caucuses, we will be able to have debate without the poison
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Dads attitudes keep girls back in gendered roles
Recent research shows that fathers who do not wash dishes or do laundry tend to raise “girlie girls.” (their words not mine). UBC psychologist Toni Schmader found that girls with fathers with more egalitarian attitudes about child care, cooking and cleaning are more likely to grow up and work outside the home (for pay) and not aspire
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Prime Minister Cameron supports Gender Equality
Recently British Prime Minister David Cameron had to ask all the commonwealth countries to change their laws in accordance with his new the British law to ensure that girls, not just a boys can take the throne (all for for Prince William and Catherine.) Here is what he wrote,”We espouse gender equality in all other aspects of life, and it
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200,000 women forced to have sex during war get a memorial
During the Second World War about 200,000 Chinese and Korean women were forced to have sex with Japanese soldiers in military brothels. There is a memorial in their names in New Jersey that is causing some commotion. Apparently Japanese officials want the memorial taken down. No surprise I guess. Like the Holocaust, however thse memorials not only help heal bt
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Lawyers should be ashamed in Aquilini divorce case
I just read about the big divorce trial of Francesco Aquilini (one of the owners of the Vancouver Canucks) and his wife Taliah. They are fighting over a $615,ooo wine collection. It is a chilling story of a mother of 4 children who was a stay-at-home-mom for 20 years and has absolutely no income except that
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Watch this and please do something on Feb 14 V Day!
Watch this beautiful thank-you video from the mastermind of V-Day http://youtu.be/U8iGB2eUYL0
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