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Can It Be that Brainstorming Is Bad?

Apparently all the prior research that suggests that brainstorming and group work is important to creativity- is wrong. Or so suggests a recent article in business magazine. Psychologist Nicholas Kohn from the University of Texas conducted research on students asking them to come up with new ideas for the university – in both groups and

Only Single Women Make It To The Top

If you women really want to be successful, do not get married and do not have children. Or so suggests a recent New York Times article. According to the article, the last three men nominated to the US Supreme Court have all been married and, among them, have seven children. The last three women

Women Have Never Had It So Good- Wrong

The Economist magazine staged an amazing debate recently and invited some of the smartest women on earth to talk about “whether women in the developed world have ever had it so good.” Here are some clips from Irene Lang, president and CEO of Catalyst, a leading research organisation on women and business. “George Orwell

Bag Lady or Powerhouse

I went to a wonderful presentation at UBC by Lillian Zimmerman the author of: Bag Lady or Powerhouse-A RoadMap for Midlife (boomer) Women. She described in detail the layers of discrimination suffered by women in their later years. From greeting cards to degrading comments by journalists about powerful women, (apparently Hilary Clinton has disgusting

Female MBA’s Wages Still Lag

Recent research by Catalyst, a New York based think tank on women in business, shows that female MBAs’ still earn much less than their male counterparts. The report is appropriately titled “Pipeline’s Broken Promise” suggesting that although we have more women graduates, there is still gender inequality. According to the report, female graduates lag

He’s A Stud, She’s A Slut – A Great Book

I bought a great book yesterday: “He’s a stud, She’s a Slut and 49 other Double Standards every Woman Should Know.” It is by Jessica Valenti author of “Full Frontal Feminism”, another great book. She is also the editor of Feministing.com and has a real sense of humour. The double binds have always been

Books For Mothers Raising Strong Girls

Here is my top 14 book list for all mothers who wish to raise strong girls: Bingham, Mindy & Sandy Stryker. “Things will be different for my daughter” (NY: Penguin, 1995). Cohen-Sandler. “Trust Me, Mom -Everyone else is going- The new rules for raising adolescent girls” (NY: Peguin, 2002). Debold, Elizabeth, Marie Wilson and

Conservatives Withhold Funding To Women Because Of Abortion Link

I feel like we have just lost 50 years of women’s progress. Yesterday I read Juliet O”Neill’s article (Canwest news) about the Canadian Conservative Government (Harper) delaying promised funds to the International Planned Parenthood Federation because it provides abortion advice. The Federation helps millions of women around the world supported by 20 governments and

Half The Sky Is A MUST Read Book!

I have just started reading an amazing book: “Half the Sky – Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide” by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. It should be read by EVERY woman and girl. It tells of hundreds of remarkable stories of women and girls who have suffered from misogynist cultures and taken action

Young Girls to Be Taught About Gender – Finally

Good news: according to the Independent, England will be introducing compulsory gender education in classrooms 2011. Lessons on equality and domestic violence will be included in health education and all trainee teacherts must learn about gender awareness and domestic violence. The courses will include strategies to help teachers deal with “sexist, sexual and transphobic