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New book by Naomi Wolf: Vagina

I just read about Naomi Wolf’s new book “Vagina.” I will look for it today. At the minimum it brings the “V” word out into the open which reduces women’s learned shame about their bodies, but it may also enlighten women and men about womens sex anatomy, which is lawys a positive thing. I note

Yeah for Pauline Marois

For the first time in history we have five Canadian Premiers who are women. Congratulations to Quebec newly elected permier Pauline Marois.

Meryl Streep fights for women’s museum

I love powerful women who support womens’ equality. Here is an article of Streep’s uphill battle. http://womensenews.org/story/momagenda/111221/go-streep-star-battles-museum-our-own#.UBqTTP_kt2U.mailto

Helen Gurley Brown was a role Model

I am pleased to see Helen got appropriate media attention on passing. She was a power house. Here is an excerpt from an article on her life: “Helen Gurley Brown unquestionably changed the face of women’s media. She transformed Cosmopolitan when she served as its editor-in-chief of from 1965 until 1997, wrote books that

What a woman must NOT do when fired

Here is a beautiful story about my friend Judy Adams. WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN FIRED: A WOMAN’S STORY OF SHAME AND DIGNITY The story of Judy Adams (captured by Maureen Fitzgerald, PhD., LLM, JD, BComm 6 August 2012) When Judy Adams got fired from her job as General Manager with a large international hotel

Marissa Mayer can clear a new path or not

I hope you have been following the maternity debate sparked by the appointment of Marissa Mayer as the new CEO of Yahoo. The bottom line is this. Marissa Mayer told the Yahoo Board she was pregnant and they did the right thing by hiring her anyway. After all it’s illegal to not hire a

I love Melinda Gates

The Gates Foundation recently announced that Melinda Gates intends to put birth control back on the international agenda by making it her signature issue and significantly boosting funding. This is very brave considering Melinda is a Catholic and has been accused of attacking Catholic sexual morality. Still she holds firm knowing that too many

Nora Ephron was an amazing screenwriter

Nora Ephron who died recently was famous for writing movies that showed the real essence of women. Movies such as “Sleepless in Seattle”; “When Harry Met Sally” and “You’ve got Mail” come to mind as movies that were not only funny but celebrated the differences between men and women – bringing us together, not apart. It’s another reminder why we need

Please support feminist frequency

I listened to a disturbing interview on CBC radio yesterday about Feminist Frequency. A well known blogger posted a video about her decision to investigate sexism and dicrimination in the gaming industry. This is not really big news but the mass viral attack on her is! Many have criticized the huge-breasted-stupid-women stereotypes that fill the games that boys, girls, men and

Artists get studios in unused park houses

I was so pleased to see that some of the vacant houses in Vancouver parks were going to be used by artists. The deal is that the artists do 350 hours of community engagement in exchange for an inexpensive lease. What a great idea. I worked with Sharon Kallis, an environmental artist on her