empowering women

See Sally Armstrong in Vancouver on March 25

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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 is […]

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Gold Corp has a program that advances women

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I just read about Gold Corp’s (a huge mining company) mentoring program for woman called Creating Choices. Apparently 500 women internationally have graduated from the program that consists of six modules on topics ranging from empowerment to leadership. Wow! I will look into it and of course add it to my collection of “women-advancing initiatives” for my

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How do you support women working in corporations?

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I went to a panel presentation last week at the YWCA: Innovative Workplaces: Supporting Women in Business. It was a full house with 60 women! The speakers were Evi Mustel of the Mustel Group; Janet Austin, CEO YWCA and Kirsten Sutton, Managing Director, SAP. they were all SO well informed and so well spoken. And so humble.  I learned so

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Shari Graydon is a great teacher on Op Eds for women

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I went to a talk up at UBC last week by Shari Graydon of Informed Opinions (based in Ottawa). She is a powerful and compassionate presenter and clearly knows her gender-bias stuff. I agree that women need to be good at writing Op Eds so that we can share our brilliance with the world. Please hire Shari

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Dress for Success Event on March 7, 2013

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Dress for Success Vancouver’s 14th annual fundraising event IMPACT – An Event for Change is on Thursday, March 7th, 2013 from 6:00- 8:00 pm at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia’s beautiful Spanish Ballroom. Guests will be treated to special welcome cocktails, wine tastings, and a selection of delicious hors d’oeuvres.  Fred Lee, Vancouver’s “Man About Town” will

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Thanks Daphne for writing about Sugar Babies dark side

Girls and Daughters, Women's Equality / By

Daphne Bramham wrote a great article today: “There is nothing sweet about these daddies” in the Vancouver Sun (25 Jan 2013). She was refering to the company that links women with “sugar daddies” to help them pay for tuition. As Daphne says about the men who set up these sites and the men who are offering money to

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