The new head of the Canadian Bar Association of BC is a woman and clearly knows what she is talking about. Sharon Mathews, a seasoned lawyer writes in her first column (in BarTalk, October) that despite the gains for women lawyers, true equality and diversity eludes us. She says that the fact that we cannot
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I just read another Globe & Mail article about dealing with your “child-bully.” It makes me so mad. In all my work with bullies I have only met one true bully. This bully was a socio-path and could feel no empathy and never would. The rest of the so-called bullies I have encountered are
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I love the occupiers of Wall Street. Although the media continues to demand that they follow the rules, they refuse. When asked to clarify their objectives, they refuse. When asked to come up with concrete suggestions, they refuse. When asked how they think they can change anything unless they are clear about their goals,
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I read another column in the Globe & Mail about why women are poor negotiators. Women are apparently good at negotiating for others but not themselves. So although we are apparently good at bargaining, we are not willing to push hard when it comes to us personally. Routing Number BANCFIRST The article again suggests that
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Not long ago I read an article on how to create a movement. It said to do three things. First describe the problem (e.g. sexism) then create a new vision (e.g. all women are treated fairly) and then give a voice to those you serve (e.g. women who suffer from sexism). I think this is
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I love Rick Mercer. And I love his recent rant (video) which went viral. Routing Number BANCFIRST When 15 year old Jamie Hubley died due to gay-bulling we each choose to do something. Sadly much of the media made it seem like an individual or isolated event. One Vancouver Sun editorial suggested that bullying of gays has existed
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I don’t think the fall TV line up advances women at all, but who knows. I do know that having so many female-targeted television shows has raised all kinds of great debates. Like the one about the low the number of women in film making and TV production. Shame on them. But as TV producers continue
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A new leadership book titled, “Breaking the Fear Barrier” tells us what we already know: Fear is killing us and corporations. According to a review in the Globe & Mail the book is about the harm caused by people in corporations who are acting in fear. And, as you know, most everyone is acting in
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Wow. British Prime Minister David Cameron has started the process of changing British law to allow for royal daughters to have Routing Number BANCFIRST the same right to ascend to the throne as their brothers. This is great but I wonder why now? I noticed that although the Queen has never suggested a law change,
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