This ad show how saying “you are pretty” and other harmful words hold our daughters back. Well worth the 30 seconds. How we hold girls back video
This is a great article. Please visit EverydayFeminism.com. They really know what they are talking about! http://everydayfeminism.com/2014/06/10-everyday-sexisms/ Here is an excerpt: Research shows that most people don’t see sexism even when it’s right in front of their noses. How do you think about and respond to these 10 everyday sexisms? 1. We tolerate the ritualized silencing of women
I am going to buy this book. Here is the SELL from the booksellers website: For the first time in history, women make up half the educated labor force and are earning the majority of advanced degrees. It should be the best time ever for women, and yet… it’s not. Storm clouds are gathering, and the worst
Here is what Vancouver parents are afraid to talk about. As you know from my blog the Lord Byng Secondary School parents (including me) had a big fight last week about the PAC executive election “irregularities.” A new slate got elected and some have suggested that the Executive consists primarily of those parents who “opposed the new
http://dailyxtra.com/vancouver/news/reelection-pac-chair-cheryl-chang-questioned Parents challenge Chang’s opposition to school board’s trans policy A queue of parents crowded into the hallway of a small international college in downtown Vancouver June 17 only to be turned away from a meeting of their own parent advisory council (PAC). The meeting follows the Vancouver School Board’s June 16 adoption of
Revisiting the Rise of Women in Canadian Politics Grace Lore PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, UBC Researcher, Editor womensuffrage.org (reprinted with permission) Between November 2008 when Eva Aariak, the only woman elected to Nunavut’s 19-member legislature was sworn in as premier and January 2013 when Kathleen Wynne became premier of Ontario after taking
This is a powerful article. Men should take a look. https://medium.com/human-parts/a-gentlemens-guide-to-rape-culture-7fc86c50dc4c
You must look at the Twitter hashtag #YESALLWOMEN and see the amazing responses to the recent Santa Barbara shooting. The San Francisco Globe also published an amazing list of the best tweets. I LOVE THEM! http://sfglobe.com/?id=871&src=share_fb_new_871
A colleague of mine recently sent me this question: Question: I am the mother of two teen daughters. My husband is very controlling and I am more permissive. Which is the best way to be these days? Answer: Over the next few months I will be posting some excepts from my upcoming book: Raising Strong Girls
Once upon a time, the key passages of life were honoured in our communities. G Day is a new global social movement anchored by day-long events that celebrate, inspire and empower girls ages 10 to 12 as they transition into adolescence. The inaugural G Day event is taking place on April 28, 2014, a