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‘Ladydrawers’ Creates Big Picture of Cartoon Bias

A new collective is producing a steady stream of comic strips about their own findings of gender bias. Topics range from the male domination at Marvel to female creators using male-sounding names.By Sarah Seltzer, WeNews correspondent, Tuesday, August 7, 2012. http://womensenews.org/story/arts/120803/ladydrawers-creates-big-picture-cartoon-bias

Women are the future for sustainable development

Here are the remarks by UN Women Deputy Executive Director, Lakshmi Puri, at the High Level Ministerial meeting ‘Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: the power behind successful sustainable development’ Rio de Janeiro, 20 June 2012.http://www.unwomen.org/2012/08/gender-equality-and-womens-empowerment-the-power-behind-successful-sustainable-development/

Quote of the week

The world will know and understand me someday. But if that day does not arrive, it does not greatly matter. I shall have opened the way for women. George Sands

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