The Gates Foundation recently announced that Melinda Gates intends to put birth control back on the international agenda by making it her signature issue and significantly boosting funding. This is very brave considering Melinda is a Catholic and has been accused of attacking Catholic sexual morality. Still she holds firm knowing that too many women
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I just heard about the new documentary “Invisible War” about sexual assault and rape of women in the military. They found that since WWII an estimated 500,000 US military personnel have been sexually assaulted or raped. A female soldier in a combat zone is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than be
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Have you heard of window dressing? As you may know the RCMP are being sued by about 100 female officers for systemic discrimination. So what did the federal governmentt just do? It introduced a new law that gives senior RCMP managers even MORE power to discipline officers. Increase the power at the top. As an expert in bullying,
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Recent research shows that Canadian women are reluctant to speak to their doctors about vaginal pain. Dr Rossella Nappi (Italy) found that women in Sweden and Finland are much more likely to speak openly to their doctors. On average women in Canada wait three years before mentioning their suffering. This is a terrible shame and show
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Recent research shows that couples who say sorry more often tend to stick together. No surprise. Those couples that are willing to admit they did something wrong and apologized had stronger relationships. But Stanford researchers also discovered that forgiveness only followed the apology when the coupls were “highly satisfied” (eg in a trusting relationship). Sadly, appologies were only
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I love it when research overturns a fundamental belief. it makes us question so much or what we do. Recent UBC research shows not only that adults feel good when doing good but so do infants under age two. Small children smiled bigger when giving than receiving. So why do we still think that the main motivator in life is
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As lawyer, I was brought it to tackle situations of harrassment and bullying. All were painful. Now, rather than counting on a corporate anti-bully policy and a complex process, a new law in British Columbia allows workers who are harassed or bullied to seek Workers Compensation. In the past, this workers insurance only covered mental stress arising from sudden
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How is it that the three top executives at Barclay’s PLC (London) can resign after the bank was fined $455 million dollars for fraud? As a lawyer, if I committed fraud, I would no longer be allowed to practise law – ever. I would also be required by law to pay back all those I defrauded, through
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Nora Ephron who died recently was famous for writing movies that showed the real essence of women. Movies such as “Sleepless in Seattle”; “When Harry Met Sally” and “You’ve got Mail” come to mind as movies that were not only funny but celebrated the differences between men and women – bringing us together, not apart. It’s another reminder why we need women
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