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Stop Sexualizing Girls with Padded Bikini Tops

I want to celebrate the mothers (Mumsnet) and other protestors in the United Kingdom who last week managed to stop huge retailer Primark (138 stores) from selling padded bikini tops for young girls. In 2006 Tesco, supermarket giant removed a pole dancing set (with frilly garder and DVD!) but still carries padded bras for girls. Why

Leaders Must Recruit Women Leaders

Here some clips from a great Globe & Mail Editorial on women (from 11 Jan 2010). The column suggests that women still have a long way to go and recommends that leaders such as CEOs take up the personal task of advancing as many women as possible. It’s hard not to feel wistful in

Sadly Women Lie To Be Nice

Sadly, a girlfriend recently lied to me. And if that wasn’t bad enough, when I asked her why she could not be entirely honest, she denied it (of course). The problem is that now I have lost a bit of trust and we both feel uncomfortable about the whole thing. The elephant is clearly under the table.

Women Take a Different Hero’s Journey

I attended a great talk today put on by Women in Film and TV (WIFTV) in Vancouver. Kim Hudson, author of “Virgins Promise” explained the way in which a women’s life journey is different from a man’s. Based in extensive research, she challenged the old myth that “all humans” go through a similar life journey called the “hero’s journey”

$250 Million Award Against Novartis

A jury made punitive ward of $250 million against pharmaceutical giant Novartis in May. This was the largest award ever in a gender discrimination case, involving allegations of 5600 women over five years. The award will likely rise up to near $1billion when the court next deals with back pay and compensation. The evidence was disturbing and alarming, showing that executives at Novartis not only consistently

New Girl Research. Old Ineffective Solutions.

Leonard Sax has a new book out called “Girls on the Edge.” I have not read it yet, but wanted to share with you what I gleamed from the McLean’s Magazine review (3 May 2010). Dr. Sax found that girls are in very serious trouble and suffering from a very fragile sense of self. He describes cutting, binge drinking, depression

Banker Fired For Being Too Sexy

Go to this link to see a great video clip on a woman who got fired from CitiBank for being to sexy. You can’t win as a woman! http://news.aol.ca/ca/article/banker-fired-for-being-too-sexy/19502722?ncid=cawebmaildl1&sms_ss=email

Cliques Actually Help Girls Survive

I read a great book: Cliques by C Giannetti and M Sagareses (Broadway Books, 2001). It describes four groups of kids: Popular (35%), wannabees (10%), smaller mixed groups (45%) and loners (10%). If you tell your child about these categories, they can then describe where they fit and you can help them better survive. The popular group tend

Harper Should Listen To G(irls)20

As the most powerful countries meet (the G20) in Ottawa, you may be asking: Where are women on the agenda? Craig and Marc Kielburger (Free the Children) wrote a colum in the Vancouver Sun this week suggesting that although Stephen Harper appears to be suppprting maternal health, his conservative policies here in Canada have seriously undermined women and

Lillith – A Celebration of Music on July 1

I am so glad that the Lilith Celebration of Womens in Music is back. I won’t be able to attend but I hope all women (and men!) in Vancouver show up and support women artists. It’s on July 1, 2010 in Ableside Park in North Vancouver, BC. I love Sarah McLachlan as a person