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Male entitlement wreaking havoc on relationships

In his book “Making Love, Playing Power,” psychologist Ken Dolan-DelVechio suggests that the main problem in relationships is the imbalance and misuse of power. He suggests that men suffer form an attitude of “male entitlement” and this wreaks havoc on relationships as well as the less entitled partner. He defines entitlement as: “the pattern

Men’s Guide to Ultimate Power- Strategy #3

Here is the 3rd strategy of 50 strategies from my upcoming book. I am looking for beta readersso email me if you want to read the whole thing! I welcome any feedback! “Men’s Guide to Ultimate Power -50 Strategies to Hold Women Back (Or Not)” Strategy 3. Tell women they just need more courage “A male executive once counseled me to be less

Women and men celebrate Person’s Day

In Canada October 18 is “Persons Day” or the day we celebrate women being declared persons. Here is the blurb from the Canadian Women’s Foundation. Every October, Canada celebrates Women’s History Month, with the highlight being Persons Day on October 18. The month of October was selected because of the historical significance of the “Persons Case“ decision of 1929,

Men’s Guide to Ultimate Power – Strategy #2

Here is the third excerpt from my upcoming book. I posted the Introduction and the first of 50 strategies over the last two weeks. I welcome your feedback! “Men’s Guide to Ultimate Power -50 Strategies to Hold Women Back (Or Not)” Strategy 2. Expect Women to act like Mini-men “Therefore to be a more effective communicator, you must

Annie Lennox calls Beyonce feminist lite

I am glad that my favorite singer, Anne Lennox has spoken up. She says that Beyoncé is holding the word “feminist” hostage and using it to promote herself (obviously but that she does not represent wholeheartedly the depths of feminism. As Annie, “sex sells” and she has an issue with Beyoncé selling sex to

Mens Guide to Ultimate Power – Strategy 1: Blame women

Here is the second excerpt from my upcoming book. I posted the Introduction a week ago. This is the first of 50 strategies. I welcome your feedback! “Men’s Guide to Ultimate Power -50 Strategies to Hold Women Back (Or Not)” Strategy 1. Convince women there is something wrong with them “I’m a perfectly good carrot that everyone

Rachel Rose is our new poet laureate

I am so delighted that parent and friend Rachel Rose is the new Vancouver poet laureate! I will look forward to three years of poetry inspired by food…and other beautiful things! Congratulations Rachel!

The International Womens Media Foundation website attacked

This just announced: The website of the International Women’s Media Foundation suffered a complex brute-force attack Sept 5, the organization said in a press statement Sept. 12. The website, which features the work of the IWMF and promotes the empowerment of female journalists worldwide, was defaced and most of its original content destroyed. The

A man’s guide to ultimate power – my upcoming book

Here is my first excerpt from my upcoming book. As you know I am writing a few ebooks so have decided to blog some of the content because it’s just so interesting! I would love your feedback! eBooklet 1: A Man’s Guide To (Ultimate) Power – How to Keep Women Out (Or Not) Introduction

Must read A Thousand Spendid Suns

I just read “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini (author of “The Kite Runner”). It gives a real picture of why women in Afghanistan have so few rights today. Although women were once politicians and academics, when the Taliban came in they essentially forced women into their homes. It helped me understand how