Women's Equality Archives - Page 5 of 49

The nail in Hillary’s coffin was untrustworthiness!

This great article describes how I feel. A must read by Toronto lawyer Marie Henein. “It is the reaction to Ms. Clinton that shook me to my core – watching her struggle to be “relatable.” To be cuddly. To assure the world that she was a good mom and grandma. To twist and contort herself out of shape.

We need to Occupy Women to heal from Hillary’s loss

I know why Hillary did not get elected. It’s not because so many American women voted for Donald Trump (about 50-65% of white women) but rather because we are swimming in an INVISIBLE out-dated culture (with old mindsets and systems) that leads us to make to bad decisions. I think that if we challenge this culture (I urge everyone to read my three

Japan needs workers so turns to women

A conference is being held in November at Stanford University to help Japan attract and promote more women at work and in society. Why? Last year Japan realized that they were facing a shrinking and aging population and in order to remain a wealthy nation they needed more workers. As a result, women, who

BC is not measuring up to gender equality

Every year, West Coast LEAF grades BC on how it’s meeting its international obligations on women’s rights. Every year, for the most part, LEAF has found progress lacking. So, how is BC measuring up on women’s equality in 2016? Unfortunately, not a lot has changed. “This year’s Report Card is primarily a story of inaction. While

Lean Out- How to Dismantle the Barriers that Hold Women Back

I am excited to tell you that I got mentioned in SLAW, Canada’s largest legal blog! Here is an excerpt. Why Lawyers Need to Lean Out and Not Lean In “Enough about the glass ceiling. It’s time to redesign the building so that women and men at all levels can be good employees and

Gender equality is sliding globally

The world is facing an acute misuse of talent by not acting faster to tackle gender inequality, which could put economic growth at risk and deprive economies of the opportunity to develop, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2016, which is published today. The report is an annual benchmarking exercise

We blame women CEOs but not men CEOs

Here is a great article: When a company is in trouble, the buck stops with the CEO, right? Not necessarily. According to a new study, 80% of press reports about female CEOs involved in a crisis cited the chief as the source of the problem. But when a man was at the helm, only

Four money challenges women face

Here is a great article by my friend Karin Mizgala about why women have to take money seriously. Thanks Karin! Karin is also offering a day seminar for women on investing. It will be fantastic! http://moneycoachescanada.ca/blog/top-4-money-challenges-women-face/

Femeconomy is a neat way to push gender diversity

There’s a great new website available for those who want to start using their money to do something about the lack of women in leadership. It is called Femeconomy and it offers a simple way to shop for the things you love through a gender lens – by presenting more than 700 brands that meet its

Canadians pay for RCMP harassment culture now what?

Although I want to celebrate the “win” for all the women in the RCMP who were treated so badly over so many years, its interesting that there is no HUGE apology from RCMP corporate office for MASSIVE mismanagement of each of the hundreds of complaints when they arose. The cost to the public for this