I think that one key women’s freedom is to have men take home and child care seriously and carry half the responsibility (or more). We would respect women’s contributions more, we would create more humane workplaces and we would free women to do earn money, do more of what they love and help women not feel like slaves (with no pay) to their homes. Here is […]
If men did more housework the world would be amazing Read More »
I wish I had said it first: “Lean In” should leverage the movement to bring in policies that support women like paid maternity and paternity leave, affordable childcare, paid sick days and flexible and part-time work hours. Thanks to Yaron Schwartz for writing a great article and mentioning Madeleine Kunin’s book, The New Feminist Agenda. Here is an excerpt;
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Here is the Equal Voice press release: Over the past week, a prominent study by a researcher from the United Kingdom suggested that Canadian women know significantly less than men about the political arena in terms of formal knowledge. In fact, the study suggests that women in Canada are some of the least informed citizens when it
Report shows Canadian Women don’t know much about Politics Read More »
Recent research shows that women are having more extra marital affairs these days. In fact wife affairs rose almost 40 percent in the last 20 years. Why? Although we like to think it has to do with sex drive this is not the case. According to Daniel Bergner author of, “What do Women Want?” women’s sex drives are
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On July 13 Deepa Mehta will be speaking in Vancouver as part of the Indian Summer Festival. If you have not seen any of her films, you must. They are so raw and honest they open your eyes and hearts to the way we see women in the world. Go to: www.indiansummerfestival.ca.
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The WHO (World Health Organisation) just published research on domestic violence. Almost 40% of all women killed worldwide were killed by an intimate partner. A lover! A husband! Nearly 600million women live in countries where domestic violence is not even a crime! It’s time to name the problem for what it is. It is not about women, it
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Thanks to Shelley Fralic for her May 27 article in the Vancouver Sun. She is one of the first journalists in main stream media to use the word “patriarchy.” Good for her. although I found out later she was verbally attacked later (sadly). Here are her dangerous words: “Face it: It’s still a man’s world…” “Patriarchy is alive and well. Men
Why are women not in Boardrooms? Read More »
Women are not their worst critics! Here is great quote from one of the many outbursts to the DOVE sketches advertisements: “First of all, the whole entire world is critical of the way women look. Whether you are a supermodel, a teenager or even Secretary of State, if you’re a female, there are people all around you
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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
Lisa Belkin is a brilliant thinker and writer Read More »
You must read the article by Anne Theriault about her take on the sicide of a girl who was gang raped a year prior. To quote her: “Where were the f##ing grownups who promised to take care of her?” We are all to blame for Rehtaeh Parson’s Suicide” Go to: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/anne-theriault-/rehtaeh-parsons-dead_b_3046999.html.
Rehtaeh Parson’s suicide is our fault for tolerating sexualisation and rape Read More »
