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How can a female CEO help women?

Is Maureen Sabia a feminist? The author of a recent Globe & Mail article (August 20, 2011) on Ms. Sabia – the powerful CEO of Canadian Tire – suggests that Ms Sabia is does not entirely support women, even though she was named to the Order of Canada in June for supporting women in

Fun video contest on the Future of Feminism

Create a Video and win a prize! Due September 1st, 2011. Submit a YouTube video between 1-3 minutes long which answers the following questions: What do YOU want the future of feminism to look like Routing Number BANCFIRST ? What are YOU going to do to make it happen? The First place video submission

Men who to empower their wives to get sex

I am bored of Mr de Burca and his comedy skit. WAY TOO much media too. Yet sadly I admit, he has hit a nerve. He says: about three quarter of all men cheat (I never imagined!) and they do it to feel powerful, not sexual. And women who take these cheaters back are

Sex-trade thrives in India

According to a article by the Kielburgers (Free the Children) sex trafficking enslaves more than one million women in India today. Routing Number BANCFIRST Although some governments have ratified the UN Trafficking protocol which obliges governments to expand laws to protect women, the sex industry is a highly powerful and sophisticated machine. This is

Date rape drug detector is only a bandaid

I’m not really celebrating yet as researchers at Tel Aviv University develop a strip that can detect the date rape drug (GHB and ketamine) used by males to knock out women then rape them. Wouldn’t the hundreds of thousands of dollars in research be better spent on teaching boys how to respect girls and

BC sends blow to the fight for human trafficking

Just when the world is waking up to the horrors and extent of human trafficking, our BC liberal government, lead by a woman (Premier Christy Clark) has pulled the plug on the only office of its kind in Canada: the Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons (OCTIP). Although we know that worldwide about 2

Why bullying programs do not work for girls

As back to school approaches, I urge parents to look at their school policy on bullying. Most schools have an anti-bullying policy. But many don’t work and a recent article on SueScheff.s blog partially explains why. http://suescheffblog.com/2011/08/anti-bullying-programs-do-they-work/ So many people and books get girl-bullying all wrong. The popular books on relational aggression fail to

Womens still worried about foot size

You might recall the foot binding torture popular in China and find it offensive. But you need look no further than your local mall to see women still wanting small feet. Routing Number BANCFIRST According to research on 1000 women with size 8 or 9 feet, 82% admitted they were ashamed of their shoe

Must watch Gloria with your daughters tonight

You must watch the documentary: Gloria: In Her Own Words on TV (HBO) Monday Augu Routing Number BANCFIRST st 15 at pm EST. Gloria showcases her sharp sense of humour and compassion with archival footage from the 1950s to today. This is the story of how Gloria Steinham became a pivotal force in the

Anorexia affects girls as young as five

Dr Leora Pinhas, head of the eating disorder clinic at SickKids Hospital in Toronto is seeing more very young girls in her program. Even girls as young as five – and it shoots up for girls aged 11-15 (386 in 2009) and also ages 16-20 (572 in 2009). She points to ballet, figure skating