Women Archives - Page 28 of 35 - Maureen F. Fitzgerald

Yeah for Delayne Sartisan investgating sexism at missing women’s

Things are getting worse for the Missing Woman Commission who is looking into why the murderer (Pickton) of so many sex trade workers was not caught sooner. Recently some former (note they are not current!) staff working working on the inquiry alleged sexist attitudes by certain male staff. So the head (Wally Oppal) decided to appoint Delayne Sartison,

Yeah for Deb Douez suing Facebook

I see that my friend Debbie Douez is suing Facebook in BC for using her name and photo without her permission. Facebook created the concept of “sponsored stories” and can link your photo with a product without your consent! Where would we be without women like this who are looking out for us and

Sad to see the $50 bill erase famous five women

This month the federal government removed women from the Canadain $50 bill. It replaced an important image and words on the bill and in doing so set woman back, again. The image was of the “famous five” women who in 1929 fought to have women declared “persons” under the law. This legal case set a new course for all of human rights. The

Glass Cliff shows up again in Alberta

Dan Gardner wrote a great article in the Vancouver Sun about the Glass Cliff that powerful women often face. This happens when a sinking organisation promotes a woman to the top. He called it the Kim Campbell phenomena referring to our solo female Prime Minister. When women in these difficult situations fail, she of

Feminine Power is the Future of Leadership Style

Author of the book, “The Future of Power,” Joseph Nye has hit the nail on the head about women and leadership. In a recent article he said that research shows that the more “feminine styles” of leadership are effective and that the old tough male stereotypes based on power-over others are falling from favour.

Female RCMP officer lost her job and boss get off free for sex in car

A female RCMP officer recently effectively lost her job for having sex in a police car with her boss, another higher ranking RCMP officer. Her husband apparently told all when he found out. When brought to “trial” a three officer panel held her guilty of disgraceful conduct and was essentially dismissed for lying about

Prisons do not work

You know this. And I know this. Yet our Canadian government wants to introduce mandatory minimum sentences for minor marijuana offenses. Imagine, more kids who try marijuana will end up in our newly built prisons. Recently a handful of American law enforcers were so disturbed by this that they actually wrote a letter to

Civil liberties must be protected at all costs

Please listen when civil liberties lawyers speak! Today they are talking again about Bill 30 and our government’s (Safety Minister Vic Toew’s) suggestion that police officers need new laws to help them access your personal information and Internet use. You should be suspicious. As a lawyer I have seen too many erosions of personal

Hooray for Lauren Liu only 21 years old

Hooray for Laurin Lui the new 21-year-old rookie woman Member of Parliament in Ottawa. And though she is young and inexperienced, she shared a few wise words about discrimination recently in a Globe & Mail article. She said that she has to work harder and know her facts better and be more prepared than

Canadians still expect women to sacrifice money, status and careers

Wow…Paul Kershaw nailed it in his last article about how women will be shortchanged in retirement. He says that Canadian gender equality rankings and family policies are near the bottom of all the OECD countries. He states: `Canadians are content to ask young women to sacrifice their earnings, career ambitions and future retirement security to compensate for our