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The Hillary Phenomenon: Lawyer uncovers research on why we don’t like Hillary

PRESS RELEASE: VANCOUVER, CANADA, October 6, 2016 – Maureen F. Fitzgerald, PhD, a gender diversity advisor and former lawyer shines a clear light on why so many people don’t like Hillary Clinton. It has nothing to do with her as a person or even her politics, but rather our entire culture that often sees women as second

bell hooks quote reflects USA elections

bell hooks, a famous writer and feminist once described American society as an “imperialist, white, supremacist, capitalist, patriarchy.” It feels about right watching the USA elections.

Canadian companies have failed at getting women on boards

According to the Olser website: A recent Bloomberg news piece by Natalie Obiko Pearson reviews the current state of gender diversity on corporate boards in Canada. In the article, Pearson cites research from Catalyst as well as from the Canada chapter of the 30% Club which is about to release a white paper revealing that

12 things you must tell your daughter about sex

Here is a letter I wrote for my daughter: 12 things I wish my mother told me about sex. Dear Teen Daughter, When I was a teenager a friend of mine got pregnant. Another got talked into having sex when she did not want to. A third got raped by her boyfriend and a fourth

Best video on gender inequality and violence

Gender inequality causes violence This is a wonderful quick educational tool to help us understand what women truly experience in society! Video on inequality and violence

Research shows adding one woman candidate can reduce implicit bias

One women candidate is not enough Here is an excerpt from this recent research suggesting if we simply add women to the “pool” we can shift gender bais! Cool. “Despite the ever-growing business case for diversity, roughly 85% of board members and executives are white men. This doesn’t mean that companies haven’t tried to change. Many

Here is what 75% women would look like

Watch this short clip if you want to be inspired to make positive change. Dancing with the Octopus

Why does it take so long to get women academics to the top?

Here is the recent research showing that even set targets for universities (research chairs) can’t be met. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canadian-universities-fail-to-meet-diversity-hiring-targets/article29935311/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canadian-universities-fail-to-meet-diversity-hiring-targets/article29935311

Buy Motherhood is Madness book for your mother

Motherhood is Madness.The best gift you can give your mother on Mother Day is to acknowledge her reality (it’s a dirty job!). In addition to flowers tell her you want to change our society so that we all value mothers and the role they play. Do this: Spend $15 to read my book (Motherhood is Madness: How

We need a national women’s group in Canada now

We need a new National Women’s Group. In Canada. Now. In 2001 our federal government closed the most important organization for the advancement of women in Canada. For 30 years the National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC) (founded in 1972) played a unifying role for the feminist movement in Canada. Its strength was