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Flexible work is the answer for women lawyers

Thanks to Linda Robertson, a Lawyer Coach who wrote a great article on how Australian Law Firms are embracing flex-time for lawyers. Right now very few Canadian law firms offer flex-time or part time work, suggesting its not profitable. In Australia almost 70% of law school graduates are female, so many firms had to adjust

Must read this on Myths about Feminists

This is critical reading for everyone. Its straight to the point and easy to understand. Send it to your boyfriends, sisters, husbands, daughters and sons. It is that important. And if you know any woman who tells you she is not a feminist and no longer thinks feminism is needed, print up the article and read it to her aloud then mail

Weekly Words of Wisdom

“Love everyone. Trust few. Paddle your own canoe.” Anonymous.

First woman aboriginal to head RCMP division

Good news, particularly given the sexist culture alleged by so many women in the RCMP. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/aboriginal-woman-becomes-top-cop-in-saskatchewan-as-head-of-rcmp-division/article13921303/

Brave Girls invade Times Square

This sounds like a great way to start a movement! They plan to start a 7-day Times Square campaign on 11th of October, 2013, the 2nd International Day Of The Girl. http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/brave-girls-invade-times-square

Six reasons we avoid feminists

My friend Cheryl just helped me understand why powerful women avoid feminists. Its quite simple. Cheryl was a feminist years ago and is now wealthy and powerful (enough). As she says (and I supplement), 1. We hate feeling powerless. We hate feeling that we need someone to rescue us. Women should stop complaining about the difficulties of working in a “mans world” and start sucking it up.

Weekly Words of Wisdom

“A tulip doesn’t strive to impress anyone. It doesn’t struggle to be different than a rose. It doesn’t have to. It is different. And there is room in the garden for every flower.” Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love.

What does the Status of Women do for Canadian women?

Canada as a country has very little interest in women’s advancement. In fact there is no organisation in Canada that keeps track of whether women are advancing at all. we have no idea about whether women are paid less, promoted less, poor or starving. We do not know how many women are executive, mothers or sit on

Fifty shades perpetuates violence against women

It is critical for all of us to understand the harm of pornography. I urge all mothers to teach their sons about erotic healthy desire and not aggressive sex. But how are mothers to know what is healthy if they too are told that torture is cool and natural. Here is research showing how harmful one book can

Male leaders should think more like women

Here is an interesting article telling us what we women have known all along. To use only our masculine assets is a shame. http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/08/research_male_leaders_should_think_more_like_women.html