New Girl Guide Research Institute conducted a survey of 1000 girls on the impact of reality TV. Sadly if your daughter watches these shows (like Jersey Shores or The Bachelor) she is more likely to think she needs a boyfriend to be happy, more likely to think that gossip is a normal part of female […]
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A four day meeting of girls and women is happening at the same time as the G20 summit – called the G(irls)20. Conceived by the Belinda Stronach Foundation these girls are talking about how to empower girls and women worldwide. Each has to answer the statement: I am here because: —– One woman fro the Netherlands, Mabel
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I love William Pesek ( Bloombergs. I think he is brilliant even if I am “economic-theory challenged.” In his column in the Globe & Mail (8 Oct 2011 he explains how improving the pay of women could significantly improve our economic situation globally. Routing Number BANCFIRST For example: “Australian women earn about 17 percent less
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Here are 50 law firms who are raising the bar and keeping great women. Apparently the best Law Firms for women have more female equity partners, more female rainmakers, more flex-time work, and more work life balance. And not surprisingly, it’s all good for the bottom line. These 50 firms are raising the bar. Routing
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You probably heard about the Saudi women being given permission to vote (starting in 2015). You probably also heard about the Saudi women being sentenced to flogging because she drove a car. Women are forbidden to drive in Saudi Arabia. In all of the media, no one asked the most basic question: “Why don’t they want
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Read this report by Newsweek that tracks women’s sad and very slow progress around the world. Routing Number BANCFIRST It’s a great article by Jesse Ellison (www.equalitymyth.com) http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/09/18/newsweek-tracks-women-s-progress-around-the-world.html
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Here is the list of Canada’s top 25 female influencers of the year, whose successful achievements contribute to the Canadian and global economies as well as to their communities. Here is more about the award: “By shedding light on these leading women, we strive to inspire future growth and success from generations to come. In
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Although women represent nearly one third of the legal industry, only about 19 percent of partners at American law firms are female, according to an August study the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession. These numbers are mirrored in Canada with underrepresentation of female lawyers in top-level jobs and very few partners who are
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Here is a contest for girls to tell the world how the negative words on T-Shirts impacts them. Routing Number BANCFIRST I have alwasy been amazed when girls wear T-shirts that actually pu them down!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuQdp-yxG4g
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Here are some excerpts from a recent Globe & Mail article: It goes beyond the double standard: Largely ignored by sex education and almost entirely unrepresented in pop culture, female masturbation – solo, not witnessed by a man – may very well be the last remaining sexual taboo. The reasons are plentiful and range from basic
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