Here is my tedx talk on implicit bias
Yippeee… I am so excited to share my TEDx talk! The title is: “Implicit Bias: How We Hold Women Back.” Please share widely!
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Here is my TEDx Talk: Implicit Bias!
Yippeee… I am so excited to share my TEDx talk! The title is: “Implicit Bias: How We Hold Women Back.” Please share widely!
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What to say when someone says they REALLY tried to hire a woman
I just got a call from a client. She recently gave a talk on the importance of gender diversity and was faced with a “tough question” from a man in the audience. He said this: “We have tried so hard to promote women in our organisation, but they rarely want the jobs. I guess they just have different priorities or
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Top 10 List of Speeches by Women
This is a great selection of speeches by another lawyer: Favourite Speeches by Women https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-top-ten-favourite-speeches-women-kolarele-sonaike
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Best video on value of women capital
Great video on female capital. Female Capitalhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGojxqo8oF0
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Good gender diversity strategies on Parliament Hill
EQUAL VOICE RELEASE: Conservative MP Michelle Rempel’s article about everyday sexism on the Hill in last week’s National Post is another sobering reminder of a male-dominated workplace in which women who occupy positions of power are met with varying degrees of hostility and/or ignorance far too often. This is not unique to Parliament Hill. Gender-biased behaviour
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Women journalist harms women at multiple levels
Why does the Globe and Mail not fire Ms Wente? Margaret Wente plagiarism. Here is another article by Shari Graydon (of Informed Opinions) that describes how many educated women feel about the things that Margaret Wente writes: Informed opinions
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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 regional
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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 33
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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 men were too
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