A conference is being held in November at Stanford University to help Japan attract and promote more women at work and in society. Why? Last year Japan realized that they were facing a shrinking and aging population and in order to remain a wealthy nation they needed more workers. As a result, women, who have […]
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I am excited to tell you that I got mentioned in SLAW, Canada’s largest legal blog! Here is an excerpt. Why Lawyers Need to Lean Out and Not Lean In “Enough about the glass ceiling. It’s time to redesign the building so that women and men at all levels can be good employees and good
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The world is facing an acute misuse of talent by not acting faster to tackle gender inequality, which could put economic growth at risk and deprive economies of the opportunity to develop, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2016, which is published today. The report is an annual benchmarking exercise that
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There’s a great new website available for those who want to start using their money to do something about the lack of women in leadership. It is called Femeconomy and it offers a simple way to shop for the things you love through a gender lens – by presenting more than 700 brands that meet its criteria
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Join Equal Voice BC to watch the results, hoist a beverage and cheer (or jeer) the results. The first American polls close at 5 pm Pacific Time, and we’ll be welcoming members and friends from 5:30 pm. Where: Doolin’s Irish Pub (VIP Room) 654 Nelson Street, Vancouver, BC When: November 8, 2016. 5.30 pm – late
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This is a powerful speech that will go down in history. A must watch. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/us/politics/michelle-obama-donald-trump-women.html?_r=1
Michelle Obama speaks for all women in this video Read More »
Although I want to celebrate the “win” for all the women in the RCMP who were treated so badly over so many years, its interesting that there is no HUGE apology from RCMP corporate office for MASSIVE mismanagement of each of the hundreds of complaints when they arose. The cost to the public for this non-action
Canadians pay for RCMP harassment culture now what? Read More »
Join Dress for Success Thursday, November 3rd as they celebrate amazing leaders in the Vancouver community. Be inspired by four amazing women as they share their success stories and challenges in their lives and careers DATE: Thursday November 3, 2016 TIME: 11-2pm COST: $125. WHERE: Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver, 300-999 Canada Place, Vancouver All proceeds are
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According to the Olser website: A recent Bloomberg news piece by Natalie Obiko Pearson reviews the current state of gender diversity on corporate boards in Canada. In the article, Pearson cites research from Catalyst as well as from the Canada chapter of the 30% Club which is about to release a white paper revealing that women
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On Thursday, a huge publicly traded US company (Salesforce) announced that it has hired its first-ever chief equality officer. The new hire, former Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard exec Tony Prophet, will be responsible for leading the company’s equality initiatives, which will focus on gender, LGBTQ, and racial equality. He will report directly to chairman and CEO Marc
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