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Status of Women Canada now has a mentoring program for women

Status of Women Canada (your federal government) just created a new mentorship program. Although a good idea, I am never sure how this government office decides which programs to introduce….or whether they researched other mentoring programs and their success rate. As many women know, unless a mentor cares deeply about you and your success, the process is

New BC report suggests women still face many barriers

On May 6, 2015 an alliance of women’s groups released a report: “Women as a Catalyst for Economic Growth: A BC Action Plan,” which identifies key barriers and solutions to increasing the economic impact of women in British Columbia. As a follow up, Status of Women Canada has funded the Women’s Enterprise Centre to conduct four

Happy Mothers Day!

To celebrate moms this Sunday, Minerva Foundation is sharing some of touching tributes and photos of mothers who encouraged girls to believe in themselves and make their wildest dreams come true. Happy Mothers Day from Minerva Happy Mother’s Day to you all.

How women win in politics like Notley despite barriers

This is an article well worth reading by the women at Equal Voice. Please share it with all those women who are afraid to run for politics. Notley is an amazing woman

Motherhood is Madness Stategy 3: Don’t expect women to be servants

Here is the THIRD strategy in my upcoming book. I welcome your feedback and please pass along to your friends! MOTHERHOOD IS MADNESS – 13 WAYS TO FIND BALANCE AND FREE YOURSELF FROM THE STICKY FLOOR Strategy 3: Do not expect women to be unpaid servants “When women shoulder a disproportionate share of responsibility for housework, their perceptions of fairness and

Great Conference SFU On May 22-23

This looks like a great conference! Women in Engineering, Science and Technology at Simon Fraser University. SFU Women

Why Hillary Clinton is so important to women

Read this amazing article from WomensENews on why Hillary Clinton is SO VERY IMPORTAT TO WOMEN Hillary Clinton made history when she became the first woman to get a presidential nomination by a major party. But the sexism she faced was astonishing. Her laugh was called a cackle, her cleavage was analyzed, protestors held

Hostile sexualized environment in military

I just read an article about a new report by a former judge (Marie Deschamps) about the Canadian military. Having done conflict resolution work in “military-type” (or frankly all hierarchical) organizations I can say that hostile and sexualized environments are not rare. What is most important to see is WHY these cultures thrive. It has much to do

A very motvating TED talk on motivation

I have to say that I love TED Talks…like this one. the reason why we don’t do amazing things is because we are on auto-pilot and then ourselves we are “fine.” The solution is to ignore your negative thoughts, ignore your negative feelings and just do it! It may never feel good, so don’t

Motherhood is Madness Strategy 2: Don’t make women choose

Here is the SECOND strategy in my upcoming book. I welcome your feedback and please pass along to your friends! MOTHERHOOD IS MADNESS – 13 WAYS TO FIND BALANCE AND FREE YOURSELF FROM THE STICKY FLOOR “It was (and perhaps in some places still is) quite common for people to say to the women who hire a substitute to care for