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Ten dollar day care is the answer

I totally support Sharon Gregson and Stephanie Smith in their fight for $10 a day childcare. Please go to www.cantaffordchildcare.ca and donate. As I see it, childcare not only helps women raise kids AND have a career that is meaningful but it also makes more sane and balanced families. It also saves about $600 million in absenteeism,

Well behaves women seldom make history

This is my favorite quote. I wonder why? “Well behaved women seldom make history.” Laurel Thomas Ullich

Hollaback app stops street harassment

I love this idea. Create an App that women can use to report street harassment. Finally a way to give women back some power against random and not-so- random sexist attacks. Its now in 71 cities and 24 countries. And its run by volunteers! Wow. here is a quote from ts website: “Our site

Celebrate V-Day Billion Rising today

I saw Eve Ensler last year in Vancouver. She is an truly amazing woman and leader. I support everything she does. So go out and dance on the street today to celebrate the possibility of no more violence against women – ever!

Must buy Guys Guide to Feminism

The book: “Guys Guide to Feminism” by Michael Kaufman and Michael Kimmel (Seal Press) is a must read by everyone. It’s funny, easy to read and straight to the point. I learned alot!

Why young men behave badly

Here is what I got from an amazing talk by Michael Kimmel at UBC last week. It was on “GuyLand” – boys and masculinity. Our young boys are STILL being told to adhere to an out dated masculinity code that requires them to: not be feminine or a sissy; be a big wheel; be a sturdy oak and be

She is delightfully chaotic

This is one of my favorite quotes. It captures true feminine intelligence and the reason why men love women so much. “She is delightfully chaotic; A beautiful mess. Loving her is a splendid adventure.” Steve Maraboli.

Jailed mothers can now be with their babies

Justice Carol Ross (a woman) on the BC Supreme Court declared that the liberal government’s decision to remove the “mother-baby program” in BC prisons was unconstitutional. It only takes reading “Orange is the New Black” to realize that keeping mothers and babies together is a smart, decent and money saving thing to do. An to compound matters,

I just read Orange is the New Black and like it

I would recommend this book for many reasons such as: It shows real healthy relationships with women. It shows how absurd our prison system is. It shows that punishment does not prevent crime (food, money and education does). It shows how women suffer so much as human beings in this society we have created. Read it! As

iGuy challenges out-dated masculinity pressures

Vancouverite Saleema Noon is doing more great things. She already educates young girls about the pressures of being a girl (iGirl) and now has a new program for guys: iGuys, aimed at empowering guys. The essence of these programs is to teach young kids how they are being squeezed into a “girl box” or a