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Newsweek reports on slow progress of women

Read this report by Newsweek that tracks women’s sad and very slow progress around the world. Routing Number BANCFIRST It’s a great article by Jesse Ellison (www.equalitymyth.com) http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/09/18/newsweek-tracks-women-s-progress-around-the-world.html

Hooray for the First Female Premier in Alberta

Here is the newspost from www.EqualVoice.ca. Changing the Face of Politics: Alison Redford to become first female Premier in Alberta and fourth in Canada October 3, 2011 Ottawa/Edmonton/Calgary: In a province where female political party leaders have been few and far between, Alison Redford, former Alberta Justice Minister and Attorney General, has

Women lawyers still not partners

Although women represent nearly one third of the legal industry, only about 19 percent of partners at American law firms are female, according to an August study the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession. These numbers are mirrored in Canada with underrepresentation of female lawyers in top-level jobs and very few partners who

Girls fight back against nasty T-Shirts

Here is a contest for girls to tell the world how the negative words on T-Shirts impacts them. Routing Number BANCFIRST I have alwasy been amazed when girls wear T-shirts that actually pu them down!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuQdp-yxG4g

I made the Finals of the Womens Media video contest!

Wow I am so proud of myself and my two daughters! We got into the finals of the In Your Own Words Video contest put on by Women Media Center (New York). Please vote for us and post your reactions! Routing Number BANCFIRST

Rape is a war strategy and weapon of terror

My husband was surprised (rare) when I told him that soldiers are educated and directed to use rape as a strategy of war. In fact pouring melted rubber down a woman’s vagina has become core military strategy. Soldiers are told that because women are seen as possessions of the husbands, rape “kills two birds

It’s not appropriate for women to self-pleasure

Here are some excerpts from a recent Globe & Mail article: It goes beyond the double standard: Largely ignored by sex education and almost entirely unrepresented in pop culture, female masturbation – solo, not witnessed by a man – may very well be the last remaining sexual taboo. The reasons are plentiful and range from

Canada lags behind in women leadership

Canada is lagging behind in women in leadership roles, and the shortcoming is noticeable both on a local and international scale, according to this Huffington Post Article: From the absence of Canadians in celebrity-filled lists to empty seats in board rooms, two notable organizations have called out the lack of women leaders. The Conference

Women told to put up with it or go home – again

Once again women are told to put up with impossible work hours and conditions, or go home. In her recent Globe & Mail article, Leah Eichler (Sept 3, 2011) suggests that women can’t have it all. I think she means they can’t have a high paying or high powered job and a life. Women are once

Hairy legs saves billions of gallons of water

I just caught the end of a newscast reporting that women shaving legs uses up billions of gallons of water every year. Routing Number BANCFIRST But I am not sure what they are suggesting? If they are suggesting that women should stop shaving? If so, I am sure most women would cheer! No more expensive razors,