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Females recruit more women into politics

Research from University of Oxford shows that female riding association presidents (the person who encourages and welcomes candidates to run in an election) are more likely than their male counterparts to recruit women. And I say: I am glad that at least women have confidence in women as leaders. Routing Number BANCFIRST So in

Teen Girls hit Hardest by Binge Drinking

Recent research shows that binge drinking can have a long-lasting negative effect on the brains of teen girls. Research from the University of California San Diego (UCSD) found that binging affects teen girls brains more than their male peers. Routing Number BANCFIRST This may be because girls brains develop one to two years earlier

Purple Braclets Asks Brothers to End Abuse

Its a brilliant idea! Routing Number BANCFIRST Ask men to stop domestic abuse by re-claiming an ancient traditional ceremony that honours the special bond between siblings. The Rakhi Project does this in Surrey British Columbia, where domestic violence is all too familiar. And it’s so simple: A sisters ties a purple bracelet to her

Imposter Sydrome needs healing not Self-Help

I am so tired of the wrongly informed media on the so-called imposter syndrome, suffered by so many successful women. Many have recently applauded Sheryl Sandberg, the 41-year-old chief operating officer of Facebook for bringing this issue to light. As the most powerful woman in Silicon Valley today, we listen. Her message to the

My Top Tips on Writing Non-Fiction

I teach a half-day course on writing non-fiction. Here are the main questions I tell my attendees to ask themselves before starting – and continually as they refine their ideas. Why write this book? 1. Who are you writing it for? 2. Why are you writing it? 3. Who will want your book? 4.

How parents can reduce impact of media on girls

This is a classic video clip well worth watching, by Jean Kilbourne. Routing Number BANCFIRST

If Women Ruled the World

Here are some of the suggestions from the Book “If Women Ruled the World” edited by Sheila Ellison (2004) Self-respect classes would be part of our high school curriculum We would celebrate our strengths and not focus on our weakness We would not give our power away We’d learn to disappoint others We would

Stop school bullies and reduce wife violence

It should come as no surprise that recent research shows that school bullying is linked to domestic violence. Jay Silverman of the Harvard School of Public Health found that boys who bully in school are significantly more likely to assault their wives. If school yards are practice areas we must pay closer attention to

Sexualization of Girls Still Increasing

Audrey Brashich, A Vancouver based journalist and former teen model wrote a book: “All Made up: A girls guide to seeing through celebrity hypes and celebrating real beauty. She spoke this week in Vancouver on a panel discussing Healthy Sexuality (at the YWCA). Sadly I had to miss it…I will blog on it when

Does the Bible hold women back?

If Adam and Eve is a true story, women are in big trouble. Here is another quote I am putting in my book: Strong Girls. “The Bible is so stranger to patriarchy. Routing Number BANCFIRST It was written mostly if not entirely by men. It describes a succession of societies over a period of