Thought Leaders Archives - Page 9 of 20

Women, not men think more women are needed at top

Ninety percent of the women surveyed said, yes, there is a need for companies to increase the number of women in senior management. But only 42 percent of the men surveyed agreed! http://www.conferenceboard.ca/press/newsrelease/13-05-15/he_says_she_says_gender_gap_persists_in_attitudes_toward_women_s_advancement_in_the_workplace.aspx

Few female judges get appointed

Lawyer Krystle Gill wrote a great article in Bar Talk (April 2013) about women judges. Here are some interesting statistics: – In 1912 , the first woman was admitted to be a lawyer in BC. – In 2009, the first woman was appointed to the Supreme Court as a judge. – Since 2009, of the

Ms magazine editor dies

Sadly Mary Thom died in April. She was a prominent feminist, a leader of women, writer and the editor of Ms. magazine. She was riding her motorcycle at age 68! We all benefit so much from all her work. Thank you!

Propaganda of patriarchy – of course

Pornography….photo blogCredit: Steve Rhodes on Flickr, under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Lisa Belkin is a brilliant thinker and writer

Here is another great Lisa Belkin article on “the mommy business trip” stereotype. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/25/the-mommy-business-trip-a_n_3157664.html?utm_hp_ref=email_share

You must come to Every Woman event in Whistler!

Step 1: Go to www.everywoman.ca Step 2: Sign up for the Every WOMAN – Whistler, May 24 to 26 event to be held at Nita Lake Lodge (only $175 for all 3 days, or less if you email me) Step 3: Join me for the MOST amazing, fun (and cost-effective) event in the lower mainland. Grab

Dress for Success walk is this Saturday

Here is the press release: There is still time to sign up for The Power Walk for Dress for Success! So far we’ve raised just over $16,000. Help us reach our goal of $25,000– this will help support 166 women through our programs. We are expecting lots of sunshine- so come out and join us

Only one country in the world has a majority of women in parliament

Thanks to Daphne Bramham who wrote a great article on the Rwanda majority-female parliament and how it is one of the fastest growing economies in Africa. The genocide that killed most of the men in 1994 left women to lead in a very unique way. I am watching this rare situation with delight. [Source: Vancouver Sun,

See Sally Armstrong in Vancouver on March 25

Sally Armstrong, a member of the Order of Canada and three-time Amnesty International Award winner will be speaking in Vancouver on March 25 at 7:30 at st Andrews Wesley on Burrard for $21. She just wrote a new book: Ascent of Women which is getting rave reviews. She shows us that the fight against female oppression

Hollywood gender bias is holding women back

Katherine Monk wrote a great article on “testosterone-filled” Hollywood and the so called “Celluloid Ceiling” that keeps women out of the television and movie industries. She collected all the depressing statistics (thank you!) and what I found most interesting was the layers and layers of men and male-based organisations that held women back. This includes male directors, male movie-reviewers, male