This week has been a gender disaster zone in Silicon Valley. Three powerful men quit and several offered applogies for their sexist behaviour. Sadly the IT culture underbelly is not pretty. I think the most important thing to loom at is how power is maintained by a handful of men (not just why they abuse it). Venture Capitalist are the source of […]
Silicon Valley men getting away with anything is called privilege Read More »
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A great short animation on the harm of child brides Read More »
This is a very good article describing how the Canadian Federal government gives money to specific groups of women (who question its long-term effectiveness) but meanwhile ignores the deeper causes of gender inequality. http://womensenews.org/story/crime-policylegislation/130916/canadas-honor-crime-funding-decried-biased Here is an except of the article by Sadiya Ansari: “Political advocacy was cut from the listed activities eligible for funding by Status of Women by
The ever-shrinking funding for women’s equality in Canada Read More »
It is critical for all of us to understand the harm of pornography. I urge all mothers to teach their sons about erotic healthy desire and not aggressive sex. But how are mothers to know what is healthy if they too are told that torture is cool and natural. Here is research showing how harmful one book can be.
Fifty shades perpetuates violence against women Read More »
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 »
Vancouver Sun journalist Shelley Fralic wrote a great article on Friday May 31: We Really Haven’t Come a Long way Baby.” She got kick-back from an earlier article showing how few women were at the top. She responds: “How dare I write that women aren’t making progress in modern society? How regressive of me to declare
Thank you Shelley Fralic for your words 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
Here is the perfect response to the Dove sketch ad Read More »
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 »
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
Thanks Daphne for writing about Sugar Babies dark side Read More »
Keli Goff wrote a great article on how harsh we are to pretty women. If beautiful women can not access their power, what hope is there for the rest of us? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/keli-goff/does-the-media-pick-on-pr_b_1776191.html?utm_hp_ref=email_share
Media picks on pretty women and so do you Read More »
