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Come to Women’s Campaign School in Victoria

Want to learn essential campaign skills in a welcoming non-partisan environment? Register for Women’s Campaign School! When: June 12-14, 2015 Where: Legislative Chambers, Victoria, BC Registration Costs: $200 Regular, $100 Student/Volunteer/Women facing financial barriers Register: http://www.womenvoters.ca/womens_campaign_school_2015 Instructors include: Speaker Linda Reid, MLA Carole James, Councilor Adriane Carr and many more! Space is limited so

Every Woman in the World is this weekend in Whistler

I am so excited about speaking (twice!) at the Every Woman in the World Conference in Whistler. Its my favorite event of the year. Good food, good company and tons of laughs. Come if you can! The sun is out. Go to Every Woman

Come to Equal Voice event on June 23

Equal Voice Vancouver wants more women elected to government. Good idea! Come to their next event on Tuesday, June 23rd, at the Vancouver Art Gallery Patio at 5:30-7:30 p.m. It’s a casual send-off for summer… please join me for a pint or a glass! Equal Voice will be reconvening in August to get organized for

Great new book on lawyers being truly human

I can’t wait to read this book: The Affective Assistance of Counsel: Practicing Law as a Healing Profession. Marjorie Silver is brilliant and so are all the lawyers who are striving to bring back the human side of law. Here is the blurb on the book: “This book is subversive. It aims to undermine the

How many all male panels can you count!?

This is a great CBC article on the research on all male panels. I wish I had thought of it. It’s a great example of how to show the absurdity of a world where women are held back. All Male Panels

Lawyers who earn least are most happy

I am following these mindful lawyers closely. I think they are really onto something. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/12/lawyers-with-lowest-pay-report-more-happiness/

Learn about Mindfulness in this online conference

This is a great group of mindfulness practitioners sharing what they know. http://www.shambhalamountainonline.org/

A female leader makes all the difference in Ontario

Here is a great article: “460,000 and counting” by Ann Decter, Director of Advocacy and Public Policy, YWCA Canada. The Ontario government has recently gone activist on violence against women, and as far as this parent is concerned – that’s a good thing. In March, Premier Wynne announced It’s Never Okay, a new provincial

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