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Why all men should be feminists

David Moscrop wrote a fantastic article in the Vancouver Sun (March 29) with this title. He suggests that men have to wake up to the fact that they are priviledged and have many advantages that women still do not. He says that these comforts come at too high a cost to both men and

RCMP don’t need investigations they need restorative justice

The RCMP just announced that they will be training officers to investigate incidences of harassment. This comes when a class action law suit is being persued by over 100 female RCMP officers. As a lawyer and investigator, I am not sure this action will stop sexism or deal with the current complaints. Sexism is not

Yeah for Delayne Sartisan investgating sexism at missing women’s

Things are getting worse for the Missing Woman Commission who is looking into why the murderer (Pickton) of so many sex trade workers was not caught sooner. Recently some former (note they are not current!) staff working working on the inquiry alleged sexist attitudes by certain male staff. So the head (Wally Oppal) decided to appoint Delayne Sartison,

Yeah for Delayne Sartisan investgating sexism at missing women’s

Yeah for Deb Douez suing Facebook

I see that my friend Debbie Douez is suing Facebook in BC for using her name and photo without her permission. Facebook created the concept of “sponsored stories” and can link your photo with a product without your consent! Where would we be without women like this who are looking out for us and

Sad to see the $50 bill erase famous five women

This month the federal government removed women from the Canadain $50 bill. It replaced an important image and words on the bill and in doing so set woman back, again. The image was of the “famous five” women who in 1929 fought to have women declared “persons” under the law. This legal case set a new course for all of human rights. The

Every Woman in Whistler

I am so excited about going to Whistler on April 27-30 to hang out with inspirational and active woman. I love the concept of women on the move that Kerri Carlson and Lynn Kanuka have developed over eight years. And it just keeps getting better. And less expensive . Wow. Come join us. Go to:

Womens event on failing is sold out

I see today’s event hosted by Women’s Executive Network (WXN ,Vancouver) is sold out. It is on “Why Failing is Good.” Hmmm. I am not sure what that means 🙂

Glass Cliff shows up again in Alberta

Dan Gardner wrote a great article in the Vancouver Sun about the Glass Cliff that powerful women often face. This happens when a sinking organisation promotes a woman to the top. He called it the Kim Campbell phenomena referring to our solo female Prime Minister. When women in these difficult situations fail, she of

Mothers still choose to abort females

An article in the London based Daily Telegraph reports that sex-selective abortions are fairly widespread and doctors are well aware of the problem. Although most doctors consider this practice unethical, since the issue has never been tested at law, many turn a blind eye. I think that even if doctors choose not to stop