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The famous five women are now senators

On October 8, 2012 the Famous Five posthumously became the only Canadians to be appointed honorary senators. We honour them as perhaps the best known Canadian women in history today who fought for our rights! Referred to as The Famous Five, Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby, and Henrietta Muir Edwards fought together

Great article on girl-child discrimination

Thanks to Daphne Bramham of the Vancouver Sun who wrote a great article “Double Discrimination: Gender and age are disadvatages for girls around the world.” Thank you so much! Daphne.http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Bramham+Double+discrimination+Gender+disadvantage+girls/7365526/story.html

Are men born jerks or do they become jerks

I am married to man. I did not think he was a jerk until I read an article about an Ottawa therapist – Martin Rovers (and his wife) who gives talks to men and women about relationships. [Note: You need to know that Mars and Venus is my most hated book] Apparently a “jerk” is someone who resists changing,

Teen activist shot in head in Pakistan

This takes the cake! The Taliban taking credit for shooting a 15 year old girl on her way to school. She was a BBC blogger since she was 9 years old – sharing her truth. She was opposed to the Taliban stance that girls should not go to school. I really hope she survives!

Lawyers are in top 3 worst careers

You may not be surprised but one of top three worst careers for mothers is a Lawyer. The other two are Investment Bankers and International Journalists. The best are doctors, teachers and entrepreneurs. It makes sense to me since – for some reason – law firms are still notoriously sweat shops, where billable hours are

Sarah McLachlin is a beautiful role model

Why can’t more female musicians be like Sarah McLachlin? She organized and hosted a huge event in Vancouver in September(Voices in the Park) with Bill Clinton, Hedley, Jann Arden, Stevie Nicks and Byan Adams – to mention a few. All to raise money for a music program for less-advantagedd kids in Vancouver. Wow.

Rona Ambrose’s Vote Sucker-Punched Women

Here is a great article by Colleen Westendorf. “Wednesday evening was a perilous moment for every person with a uterus in Canada and elsewhere. In a country where we are applauded for not having legal restrictions on abortion, Parliament voted on M312, which was defeated 203-91. Though the motion claimed to be in the

Beaten mother who tried to hire a killer dragged through years of courts

As a lawyer I am shocked that this case was appealed twice by our government lawyers (crimnal prosecutors) at the public expense all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada!. In the words of a few law students “The Crown is prosecuting Ms Ryan with a vengeance.” Apparently Ms Ryan was beaten, sexually assaulted and

RCMP internal report shows women officers afraid to speak up

We all know about the 100 plus women who are suing Canada’s national police force ( the RCMP) for systemic sexual harassment. Well, I just found out about an April report written by an internal RCMP diversity expert. Sadly it says what we women know all too well. In this particularly military-style lead organization both women and

Gender neutral names advance females

I just read an article about Godyne Sibay – a woman lawyer and partner at McCarthy’s in Toronto. Apparently at her first interview with a Bay Street law firm years ago the interviewer told her that there must have been some mistake. Her name sounded like a man’s name. She was told that the law firm had a