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Women don’t know their own power

“I have asked for equality nothing more…Women are entirely unaware of their power. Like an elephant led by a string, they are subordinated by…just those who are most interested in holding them in slavery.” Victoria Woodhull, Prophet of Women’s Power, 1872

Branding event for Women April 10

Join me at “Learn the essentials of personal branding for professional and political success” Did you love Women’s Campaign School and can’t wait to learn more? Join us for our first ever WCS workshop: Personal Branding for Women on April 10th! Our branding experts will lead you through the process of crafting your unique

Reality is dull

“The trouble with ordinary reality is that a lot of it is dull so we long ago decided to leave it for somewhere better.” Charles Tart, Living the Mindful Life.

Women in politics event this Friday at Board of Trade

Here is an invitation to Fridays event in Vancouver: Anyone making the decision to enter the political arena will inevitably face obstacles. But what unique challenges are women likely to encounter? The Vancouver Board of Trade is bringing together a panel of women that have lived the political life to share their stories and lessons

Christy Clark should be ashamed for appealing the Teachers Union case

As both a parent and a lawyer, I am embarrassed by our governments decision to appeal the BC Supreme Court ruling of January 27 that said the province has grossly violated the bargaining rights of teachers and Canada’s constitution since 2002. Here is the Observer Magazine’s summary of the event: “The ruling by Justice

Eighty two percent men on corporate boards

Congratulations to Alex Johnston the new executive director of Catalyst, an organization dedicated to advancing women. She is a Toronto lawyer with a gender-neutral name! In a recent article she shared some statistics that show that women are still rare in corporate boardrooms. No surprise except things are getting worse. So I say, rather

New book Scientific Parenting

I just read about a new book by Nicole Letourneau and Justin Joscho called Scientific Parenting. This is interesting because it’s about making parenting easier based on what we know from research. Not just popular culture. One of the things it suggests is to use policy like tax incentives for grandparents who take care