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Why blame Lance when we live in a society where lying is normal?

So Lance Armstrong lied. But so did everyone else. Apparently I am the only person on earth who did not know that all cyclists who compete at that level dope. So why target Lance when we live in a society where lying is not only accepted but promoted. Think of Enron. Think of Tiger

See this great video on Genetically Modified Foods

Thanks to my friend Maggie Gold at Agora http://www.agoraforlife.net/

Sadly Canada ranks 46 for gender equity in parliament

Here is a recent posting from SLAW: The Library of Parliament has released two background papers respecting parliaments and gender: Gender-Sensitive Parliaments: 1. Advancements in the Workplace [PDF] and Gender-Sensitive Parliaments: 2. The Work of Legislators [PDF]. The papers adopt the Inter-Parliamentary Union (ITU) understanding of a gender-sensitive parliament as: a parliament that responds

New York schools give morning after pill to girls

I just noticed that New York schools are offering the morning- after pill to girls. I am relieved because I can imagine it would be quite devastating to become a pregnant as a teenager. And it would be a terrrible start to a life to be the child of a teenager – often a single mother. Just because of one mistake. Thanks to

If Jesus was married will women be treated better?

I just read about the papyrus that was discovered that suggests that Jesus was married. Oh the controversy it is causing! It reminded me about how powerful the church still is in defining the role of women everywhere. As a recovering Catholic I am reminded about how in our church female were considered less than men – servants

Today in Canada we celebrate women being persons

October 18th, 2012 is the 83th anniversary of Persons Day, the historic day in 1929 when women were finally legally recognized in Canada as “persons” and thus allowed to serve in the Senate. Referred to as The Famous Five, Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby, and Henrietta Muir Edwards fought together to change

Boys are fatter than girls, maybe media is to blame

When I read about the research on obesity in boys (Statistics Canada Report) I had to wonder: What if boys were fed the same media images that girls were fed? What if cartoons and videos portrayed boys with finely honed and bulging body parts similar to the cartoons of tiny-waisted-big breasted- huge-cleavage-showing women? Since boys are typically

How women and men lead differently

I am always suspicious of research that looks at how women lead. First of all, this research only looks at those women who have made it into a leadership position. Second these women are not only rare, the sample does not include those who did not make it to the top (perhaps more feminine types?). It is not solid research if

Women voters conference this weekend

Don’t forget to attend this great event if you ever plan on running for politics. I attended last year and it was great. www.womenvoters.ca

If women have male DNA will they be treated better?

Did you see the research that found male DNA in 60% of women tested? Apparently women get this DNA during pregnancy from male fetus and it lasts their whole lives. Weird. I wonder whether women will now be treated better since we are after all, not that different than males. I wonder if I I