Wow I am so proud of myself and my two daughters! We got into the finals of the In Your Own Words Video contest put on by Women Media Center (New York). Please vote for us and post your reactions! Routing Number BANCFIRST
My husband was surprised (rare) when I told him that soldiers are educated and directed to use rape as a strategy of war. In fact pouring melted rubber down a woman’s vagina has become core military strategy. Soldiers are told that because women are seen as possessions of the husbands, rape “kills two birds
Here are some excerpts from a recent Globe & Mail article: It goes beyond the double standard: Largely ignored by sex education and almost entirely unrepresented in pop culture, female masturbation – solo, not witnessed by a man – may very well be the last remaining sexual taboo. The reasons are plentiful and range from
Canada is lagging behind in women in leadership roles, and the shortcoming is noticeable both on a local and international scale, according to this Huffington Post Article: From the absence of Canadians in celebrity-filled lists to empty seats in board rooms, two notable organizations have called out the lack of women leaders. The Conference
Willie Pickton (of the Pig Farm) bragged about killing female street workers and the Vancouver police seemed to turn a blind eye. Yet rarely does anyone question the apathy and indifference toward these vulnerable women. Routing Number BANCFIRST Last week, however, journalist Ian Mulgrew (in his Vancouver Sun Sept 6 article) steps up. He bravely blames the police for not only failing
I just caught the end of a newscast reporting that women shaving legs uses up billions of gallons of water every year. Routing Number BANCFIRST But I am not sure what they are suggesting? If they are suggesting that women should stop shaving? If so, I am sure most women would cheer! No more expensive razors,
Once again women are told to put up with impossible work hours and conditions, or go home. In her recent Globe & Mail article, Leah Eichler (Sept 3, 2011) suggests that women can’t have it all. I think she means they can’t have a high paying or high powered job and a life. Women are once
Another Reality TV actor has committed suicide. This should make us all question why we need to be voyeurs and the harm it is causing us all, as individuals and in our relationships. In her book Reality bites back-The troubling truth about gulity pleasure TV Jennifer Pozner suggests that human beings are copycats. Routing
A new book by Christian McEwan suggests that we need to slow down if we want to be a creative. Not much of a surprise here. He s ays in a recent article in the Los Angeles Times that the emotional side of our brains work very differently that the logical parts. “Tasks that
Is Maureen Sabia a feminist? The author of a recent Globe & Mail article (August 20, 2011) on Ms. Sabia – the powerful CEO of Canadian Tire – suggests that Ms Sabia is does not entirely support women, even though she was named to the Order of Canada in June for supporting women in