I just read about the Supreme Court of Canada decision on alimony. Here is how I interpret it (this is not a legal opinion!). If you get married in a church or a civil ceremony and you later get divorced, the courts will split all your family assets, caregivers will receive child support, and in some cases one partner (usually the […]
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Recently British Prime Minister David Cameron had to ask all the commonwealth countries to change their laws in accordance with his new the British law to ensure that girls, not just a boys can take the throne (all for for Prince William and Catherine.) Here is what he wrote,”We espouse gender equality in all other aspects of life, and it
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The Whistler Film festival launched two new films of interest to women. The first is “Status Quo?” about the status of women in Canada, directed by Karen Cho. Needless to say, it was an emotional event since so many Canadian women are still being held back (e.g. limited access to medical help and no national child care policy).
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Good idea. Title IX as a law forced funding equality for female athletes. Maybe we need a similar law to force boards to hire women. Read Judith Samuelson’s article. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/judith-samuelson/corporate-boards-women_b_1761615.html/
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Here is a summary of how far gender equality took us in the recent Olympics. Here is an excerpt: “Yet equality is hardly at hand. At the Olympic level, there are still more men at the Games, and more sports for men. The Winter Olympics are behind the Summer Games. Women accounted for 40.7 per
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Despite the juggling act required to hold down a job and care for children, moms who work report they’re healthier and happier than moms who stay at home when their kids are babies and preschoolers. What’s more, women who worked part-time Routing Number BANCFIRST fared the best, trumping the stay-at-home crowd and, in some cases,
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Watch this video on how Goldman Sachs came to see women as an important investment. Routing Number BANCFIRST Goldman Sachs Women
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Twenty eight years ago one woman noticed that she was getting paid less than a man doing a similar job to her. She quite rightly complained to her union. The union did some research and realized hundreds of women throughout the corporation (Canada Post) were getting paid less than men. Because Canada Post refused to
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Wow I am so proud of myself and my two daughters! We got into the finals of the In Your Own Words Video contest put on by Women Media Center (New York). Please vote for us and post your reactions! Routing Number BANCFIRST
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Its a brilliant idea! Routing Number BANCFIRST Ask men to stop domestic abuse by re-claiming an ancient traditional ceremony that honours the special bond between siblings. The Rakhi Project does this in Surrey British Columbia, where domestic violence is all too familiar. And it’s so simple: A sisters ties a purple bracelet to her brother’s
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