Women's Equality Archives - Page 10 of 49

Why I am not going to a conference about advancing women

I am not going to this conference. Although I am very interested in how woemn can be “used” to boost business. It looks ta bit like a blue chip boys club. I could be wrong but I suspect very few women will attend for several reasons. The fee is $1500, which means you must

Equal Pay Day is April 14

Equal Pay Day is April 14, 2015. In other words, women must work that far into 2015 to earn what men earned in 2014. Women are paid approximately 78% of what men are paid for comparable work and that number hasn’t moved much in the last ten years. A recent study predicted that the

Self Defence Course is free on June 4

A women’s self defence course is being offered by the Vancouver Police on Thursday June 4 from 6-8 pm at Point Grey Secondary school in Vancouver. Please call the Kerrisdale Community Police office to sign up: 604-717-3433.

There was a rape near my home and what to do

Read this to protect yourself. Yes its true. One week ago a 30 year old woman was raped nearby. I attended the police forum and this is what I was told: The police take this very seriously. They understand the ripple effect of this on women everywhere and particularly in this neighborhood (near UBC, Vancouver).

Motherhood is Madness Strategy 1: Admit it

Here is the FIRST strategy in my upcoming book. I welcome your feedback and please pass along to your friends! MOTHERHOOD IS MADNESS – 13 WAYS TO FIND BALANCE AND FREE YOURSELF FROM THE STICKY FLOOR Strategy 1: Admit that motherhood is madness “While many women today feel more liberated, society now demands that they become superwomen—that they find the

Motherhood Is Madness – An Introduction

I have finished writing my book on mothers and am looking for Beta readers. please let me know if you want to read it. Here is the INTRODUCTION. I welcome your feedback and please pass along to your friends! MOTHERHOOD IS MADNESS – 13 WAYS TO FIND BALANCE AND FREE YOURSELF FROM THE STICKY FLOOR Introduction Mothers today feel like

Is Motherhood Making You Mad? Do this Quick Quiz

I have just finished writing my book on mothers and am looking for Beta readers, so let me know if you want to read it. Here is a QUICK QUIZ in the Preface of my book. I welcome your feedback and please pass along to your friends! I can email you a version if you prefer to share

Motherhood is Madness: Why I am writing this book

In celebration of International Women’s Day, here is the Preface of my new book. I am almost done writing and wanted to share some of it right now. I welcome your feedback and please pass along to your friends! MOTHERHOOD IS MADNESS – 13 WAYS TO FIND BALANCE AND FREE YOURSELF FROM THESTICKY FLOOR Preface: Why I wrote this book

Women get shut down when they speak and men get rewarded

Here is research that shows how women are treated badly when they speak up whereas men are rewarded. The solutions suggested in the article are somewhat slim, like have a “no interruption rule” and put more women in leadership positions. In my upcoming book (Leveling the Playing Field) I say that we must get to the root

Here is a taste of what working with the RCMP as a woman feels like

Here is my good friend Maureen McGrath (CKNW) interviewing two women about their experience with the RCMP supervisors. Its a sad day when you have to go to work and face this kind of treatment just because you are a woman. Who say sexism is dead? Thanks Maureen! RCMP officers talk about RCMP sexual harrassment