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Backlash: New York Artists Fight the War on Women

The so-called war on women waged by in the United States by some Republicans has stirred the creativity of over 180 artists, many based in New York City, who are participating in an exhibit hosted by SOHO20 gallery. The exhibit closes Aug. 11. By Sadiya Ansari, WeNews correspondent, Wednesday, August 8, 2012. http://womensenews.org/story/arts/120808/backlash-new-york-artists-fight-the-war-women

What a woman must NOT do when fired

Here is a beautiful story about my friend Judy Adams. WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN FIRED: A WOMAN’S STORY OF SHAME AND DIGNITY The story of Judy Adams (captured by Maureen Fitzgerald, PhD., LLM, JD, BComm 6 August 2012) When Judy Adams got fired from her job as General Manager with a large international hotel

Law School is Turning Human

I attended a Symposium Last Year in Berkeley on the Mindful Lawyer. Many of the speakers have contributed to the recent Touro Law Review which is devoted to legal education. It includes the following: Humanism Goes to Law School which is a summary of law school activities in the USA; Victor Goode’s article on

Why men who earn less than women are resentful

I just read another article on women who earn more than their partners – and the trouble it causes. In essence, when women earn more than their partners, men lose self esteem and resent these women. To balance this out, these high earning women tend to play down their status and position. Sad. Men

I am embarassed by the RCMPs Statement of Defence

As a recovering lawyer, the RCMP legal case (Galliford case) makes me embarrassed and sick. The RCMP recently filed a Statement of Defence denying almost all the allegations of harassment. In other words, they deny that anything wrong occurred. Although we all know that something happened, the RCMP and the victims are trapped in

WAM has a good idea happening

What a great idea: Educate women on using the media to fight the media.<iframe src=”http://www.indiegogo.com/project/171744/widget” width=”224px” height=”429px” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”></iframe>

Its not a women’s issue it’s an economic issue

After writing her cover article in the July-Aug issue of the Atlantic – Why Women Still can’t Have it All- Anne–Marie Slaughter received thousands of responses from all over the world. Here is a recent quote of hers: “These are not women’s issues, but social and economic ones. Societies that discover how to use

Marissa will survive because of child care and flex time

Marrisa Mayer the new CEO of Yahoo has the very thing that all women have been requesting for centuries: child care and flexible work hours. These just happen to be two of the big keys to women’s freedom and equality. If every woman had these, I am sure we would see many more women

Marissa Mayer can clear a new path or not

I hope you have been following the maternity debate sparked by the appointment of Marissa Mayer as the new CEO of Yahoo. The bottom line is this. Marissa Mayer told the Yahoo Board she was pregnant and they did the right thing by hiring her anyway. After all it’s illegal to not hire a

Women must stop fighting amoung themselves

Professor Gina Barreca of the University of Connecticut recently wrote a great column suggesting it is time for women to stop fighting among themselves. I cannot agree more. She mentions an article by Elizabeth Wurtzel in The Altantic titled “Stay-at-Home-Moms are Wrecking Women’s Economic Platforms Forever” and how it attracted 17 million blog responses!