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Please buy my new books on Amazon

As many of you know, I have released my three new books this week. It’s all very exciting and I plan to host an in-person book launch in May in Vancouver so will keep you posted. Please buy my books and write reviews on Amazon (it really helps sales) and tell your journalist friends to call

Great feedback on my 3 new books

I have had a lot of positive feedback on the launching of my three new books this week. I just got this email Hi Maureen! Congrats on these books! Couldn’t be more timely for me, since I am recently back to work after a 16 month maternity leave, and struggling through childcare issues and

The History of Easter originates in the Goddess of Spring – Oestre

As you may know, when the Christian Church imposed its beliefs in Europe centuries ago they destroyed much of the Celtic and pagan (earth loving) traditions. but curiously, they overlaid their new ones on the old pagan ones. Here is a quote about the history of EASTER from a book I am reading: “Oestre, the Goddess of Light, brings fertility

How many women are at the top? Watch this fun clip

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Great Feminist Quotes

How to ensure women get equal pay in a funny video

This is the hilarious Sarah Silverman. Its a bit frank but sometimes you just have to shock people to be able to see discrimination.

Funny list about how to prevent rape

How to truly advance women

You don’t have to read any more newspaper articles on advancing women. You do not need more opinions from women who are deep in the trenches. Instead go directly to the academics who know precisely why women are held back. Speak to professor Joan C. Williams or Law Professor Deborah Rhodes. Or read my books that summarize and simplify all

Happy International Women’s Day!

I went to a fantastic talk last night by the Lisa Helps, the Mayor of the city of Victoria. It was a perfectly written and powerfully delivered speech that left us all with a sense of hope. I will summarize her talk in another post. It was hosted by SFU. Thanks! Please go to

How to Attract More women to Politics

This is a great article on how to attract more women to politics. Here is an excerpt: “With the election of more women to Parliament than ever, and the appointment of a gender-equal cabinet, there has been a lot of discussion about why women are still under-represented in Canadian electoral politics. Despite the gains,