The Vancouver Centre for Spirituality and Ethics is holding two “Ethics for Breakfast” talks on Sept 12 and Sept 20. The first is on legalizing brothels as harm prevention and the second is on compassion at work. See the Feminine Intelligence calendar for more information.
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“Being human is all about making mistakes and being imperfect. What’s important about making friends with yourself is that when you accept your imperfections you no longer have the need to judge other people harshly.” Jane Hope, Meditations
Shannon Proudfoot wrote a great article. Here is an excerpt: “Young women see only “skinny, sleazy and stupid” reflections of themselves on magazine racks, TV and computer screens, and they’re fed up with them, a new Canadian report reveals. Teens and young women across the country told Media Action that tall, thin blondes seem to set
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This is too much! “Disney has long transformed little girls into princesses by selling them costumes, wands and tiaras. But a new limited-time offer at Disneyland takes the idea even further. Starting August 26, for a $99.95 (plus shipping), kids will be able to take home a figurine with their own faces superimposed on a Disney
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Good idea. Title IX as a law forced funding equality for female athletes. Maybe we need a similar law to force boards to hire women. Read Judith Samuelson’s article. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/judith-samuelson/corporate-boards-women_b_1761615.html/
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Great story. Here is an excerpt: “One day, during a typical 15-minute walk from her office to her apartment in the center of Brussels, 25-year-old graduate film student Sofie Peeters was harassed 11 times.To channel her frustration with her inability to commute in peace, she produced a short documentary for her final school project called Femme de la Rue
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“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. ” Howard Thurman, theologian.
Here is a great article from Ms Magazine on the power of vlogging. Here is a quote: “While the majority of online feminist space plays out via the written word, there are a growing number of folks who have chosen to share their thoughts via video. YouTube has already seen the popularity of mainstream video
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Unfortunately, a video NBC created and posted on the web during the Olympics suggests sexism again. Here is an excerpt of an article on it: “ The video, titled “Bodies In Motion,” depicts select female Olympic athletes in slow motion. The first two shots are of one woman taking off her shorts and another licking
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