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New CBA President says women lawyers still lag

The new head of the Canadian Bar Association of BC is a woman and clearly knows what she is talking about. Sharon Mathews, a seasoned lawyer writes in her first column (in BarTalk, October) that despite the gains for women lawyers, true equality and diversity eludes us. She says that the fact that we

Women can negotiate but at what cost?

I read another column in the Globe & Mail about why women are poor negotiators. Women are apparently good at negotiating for others but not themselves. So although we are apparently good at bargaining, we are not willing to push hard when it comes to us personally. Routing Number BANCFIRST The article again suggests

Where are all the strong women on TV?

I don’t think the fall TV line up advances women at all, but who knows. I do know that having so many female-targeted television shows has raised all kinds of great debates. Like the one about the low the number of women in film making and TV production. Shame on them. But as TV producers

Research tells girls to stop watching reality TV again

New Girl Guide Research Institute conducted a survey of 1000 girls on the impact of reality TV. Sadly if your daughter watches these shows (like Jersey Shores or The Bachelor) she is more likely to think she needs a boyfriend to be happy, more likely to think that gossip is a normal part of

G(irls) 20 worth watching

A four day meeting of girls and women is happening at the same time as the G20 summit – called the G(irls)20. Conceived by the Belinda Stronach Foundation these girls are talking about how to empower girls and women worldwide. Each has to answer the statement: I am here because: —– One woman fro the

Must see documentary on Oct 20 MissRepresentation

Miss Representation Trailer Here is the blurb: Miss Representation brings together some of America’s most influential women in politics, news and entertainment, including Condoleezza Rice, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Margaret Cho, Rosario Dawson and Gloria Steinem to give audiences an inside look at the media’s message and depiction of women. The film

NHL raises Pandora’s box of abuse of power

I do not like Don Cherry (no surprise) but I love Sheldon Kennedy. And both are actively prying open the Pandora’s Box of abuse of power in hockey. Each of these men is a model of who man can be when in positions of power. W hen S Routing Number BANCFIRST heldon Kennedy went

You must see the DVD The Harvest

I am a big fan of documentaries so I plan to see “The Harvest,” now on DVD. It is a film about the amount of harvesting done children and by migrants of Latin American origin. Routing Number BANCFIRST Apparently twenty five percent of the food eaten in the United States is gathered by 400,000

We have 4 women Premiers tipping the balance

Here is the new release from Equal Voice: “St. John’s, NL: Newfoundland and Labrador made history last evening by electing the first female premier in the province’s history. Dunderdale’s success is not only significant for the province but also for Canada as she is only the second provincial female leader in Canada to lead her party

Why don’t we want woman to drive?

You probably heard about the Saudi women being given permission to vote (starting in 2015). You probably also heard about the Saudi women being sentenced to flogging because she drove a car. Women are forbidden to drive in Saudi Arabia. In all of the media, no one asked the most basic question: “Why don’t