Here is what Vancouver parents are afraid to talk about. As you know from my blog the Lord Byng Secondary School parents (including me) had a big fight last week about the PAC executive election “irregularities.” A new slate got elected and some have suggested that the Executive consists primarily of those parents who “opposed the new VSB […]
The Vancouver PAC Elephant under the Table Read More »
As you know, our PAC had a big fight this week over a potential abuse of the PAC election process. Thanks Peter Ormesher for sending me this article about people who are opposed to LGBT programs. It partly explains the rason why our PAC Chair (who is in this group) would want to gain power….I guess.
Its sad when our value differences make us hate each other Read More »
http://www.policymic.com/articles/79111/rape-culture-is-eveywhere-watch-your-favorite-sitcoms-prove-it I like policy Mic. It looks at things from a deeper perspective.
Just watch a few sitcoms to see rape culture Read More »
This is the result of a class project. I love education today! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/12/photoshop-parody-ads-anna-hill_n_4427839.html
Fantastic parody of photoshop of women’s images Read More »
This is my second blog on why WXN should NOT have titled its women’s conference “What Glass Ceiling.” This is an excerpt from my upcoming book: “Occupy Women- A radical vision for dealing with the glass ceiling and the sticky floor.” Part 1: You can’t see it because it’s glass “No doubt about it, the glass ceiling is alive and
Why not just pretend there is no glass ceiling? Read More »
Here is an excerpt from the NYTimes article. Well worth the read. “Harvard Business School says it wants to improve the gender balance among faculty members, but it is far from that goal without extensive hiring. There are 76 male tenured professors. All of them have been at Harvard for at least six years, and
Research from Harvard Business School shows gender issues Read More »
My friend Cheryl just helped me understand why powerful women avoid feminists. Its quite simple. Cheryl was a feminist years ago and is now wealthy and powerful (enough). As she says (and I supplement), 1. We hate feeling powerless. We hate feeling that we need someone to rescue us. Women should stop complaining about the difficulties of working in a “mans world” and start sucking it up. Be
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The fact that these ads were created, paid for and posted gives us some idea of how little advertisers know about the harm of stereotypes. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/news-video/video-halifax-mall-ads-denounced-as-sexist/article13923224/
Halifax mall takes down girl demeaning back to school ads Read More »
If you read nothing else this year, read these words by bell hooks on forgiveness and Trayvon Martin. Here is an excerpt: “The growing number of gated communities in our nation is but one example of the obsession with safety…. The person who is really the threat here is the home owner who has been
The most amazing words ever are by bell hooks Read More »
I use the following the ten questions as the Table of Contents for my upcoming book, titled: 50 Ways to Advance Women.” I hope this book (that I am struggling to get done!) will become the “textbook” for the Lean In movement! Do humans really thrive in a 24/7 competitive culture? Are men really better workers and leaders than women?
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