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Sex-trade thrives in India

According to a article by the Kielburgers (Free the Children) sex trafficking enslaves more than one million women in India today. Routing Number BANCFIRST Although some governments have ratified the UN Trafficking protocol which obliges governments to expand laws to protect women, the sex industry is a highly powerful and sophisticated machine. This is

Date rape drug detector is only a bandaid

I’m not really celebrating yet as researchers at Tel Aviv University develop a strip that can detect the date rape drug (GHB and ketamine) used by males to knock out women then rape them. Wouldn’t the hundreds of thousands of dollars in research be better spent on teaching boys how to respect girls and

BC sends blow to the fight for human trafficking

Just when the world is waking up to the horrors and extent of human trafficking, our BC liberal government, lead by a woman (Premier Christy Clark) has pulled the plug on the only office of its kind in Canada: the Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons (OCTIP). Although we know that worldwide about 2

Why bullying programs do not work for girls

As back to school approaches, I urge parents to look at their school policy on bullying. Most schools have an anti-bullying policy. But many don’t work and a recent article on SueScheff.s blog partially explains why. http://suescheffblog.com/2011/08/anti-bullying-programs-do-they-work/ So many people and books get girl-bullying all wrong. The popular books on relational aggression fail to

Womens still worried about foot size

You might recall the foot binding torture popular in China and find it offensive. But you need look no further than your local mall to see women still wanting small feet. Routing Number BANCFIRST According to research on 1000 women with size 8 or 9 feet, 82% admitted they were ashamed of their shoe

Must watch Gloria with your daughters tonight

You must watch the documentary: Gloria: In Her Own Words on TV (HBO) Monday Augu Routing Number BANCFIRST st 15 at pm EST. Gloria showcases her sharp sense of humour and compassion with archival footage from the 1950s to today. This is the story of how Gloria Steinham became a pivotal force in the

Anorexia affects girls as young as five

Dr Leora Pinhas, head of the eating disorder clinic at SickKids Hospital in Toronto is seeing more very young girls in her program. Even girls as young as five – and it shoots up for girls aged 11-15 (386 in 2009) and also ages 16-20 (572 in 2009). She points to ballet, figure skating

Females recruit more women into politics

Research from University of Oxford shows that female riding association presidents (the person who encourages and welcomes candidates to run in an election) are more likely than their male counterparts to recruit women. And I say: I am glad that at least women have confidence in women as leaders. Routing Number BANCFIRST So in

Teen Girls hit Hardest by Binge Drinking

Recent research shows that binge drinking can have a long-lasting negative effect on the brains of teen girls. Research from the University of California San Diego (UCSD) found that binging affects teen girls brains more than their male peers. Routing Number BANCFIRST This may be because girls brains develop one to two years earlier

Purple Braclets Asks Brothers to End Abuse

Its a brilliant idea! Routing Number BANCFIRST Ask men to stop domestic abuse by re-claiming an ancient traditional ceremony that honours the special bond between siblings. The Rakhi Project does this in Surrey British Columbia, where domestic violence is all too familiar. And it’s so simple: A sisters ties a purple bracelet to her