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Come to Equal Voice event on June 23

Equal Voice Vancouver wants more women elected to government. Good idea! Come to their next event on Tuesday, June 23rd, at the Vancouver Art Gallery Patio at 5:30-7:30 p.m. It’s a casual send-off for summer… please join me for a pint or a glass! Equal Voice will be reconvening in August to get organized for

Great new book on lawyers being truly human

I can’t wait to read this book: The Affective Assistance of Counsel: Practicing Law as a Healing Profession. Marjorie Silver is brilliant and so are all the lawyers who are striving to bring back the human side of law. Here is the blurb on the book: “This book is subversive. It aims to undermine the

How many all male panels can you count!?

This is a great CBC article on the research on all male panels. I wish I had thought of it. It’s a great example of how to show the absurdity of a world where women are held back. All Male Panels

Lawyers who earn least are most happy

I am following these mindful lawyers closely. I think they are really onto something. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/12/lawyers-with-lowest-pay-report-more-happiness/

Learn about Mindfulness in this online conference

This is a great group of mindfulness practitioners sharing what they know. http://www.shambhalamountainonline.org/

Status of Women Canada now has a mentoring program for women

Status of Women Canada (your federal government) just created a new mentorship program. Although a good idea, I am never sure how this government office decides which programs to introduce….or whether they researched other mentoring programs and their success rate. As many women know, unless a mentor cares deeply about you and your success, the process is

New BC report suggests women still face many barriers

On May 6, 2015 an alliance of women’s groups released a report: “Women as a Catalyst for Economic Growth: A BC Action Plan,” which identifies key barriers and solutions to increasing the economic impact of women in British Columbia. As a follow up, Status of Women Canada has funded the Women’s Enterprise Centre to conduct four

How women win in politics like Notley despite barriers

This is an article well worth reading by the women at Equal Voice. Please share it with all those women who are afraid to run for politics. Notley is an amazing woman

Great Conference SFU On May 22-23

This looks like a great conference! Women in Engineering, Science and Technology at Simon Fraser University. SFU Women

Why Hillary Clinton is so important to women

Read this amazing article from WomensENews on why Hillary Clinton is SO VERY IMPORTAT TO WOMEN Hillary Clinton made history when she became the first woman to get a presidential nomination by a major party. But the sexism she faced was astonishing. Her laugh was called a cackle, her cleavage was analyzed, protestors held