I use the following the ten questions as the Table of Contents for my upcoming book, titled: 50 Ways to Advance Women.” I hope this book (that I am struggling to get done!) will become the “textbook” for the Lean In movement! Do humans really thrive in a 24/7 competitive culture? Are men really better workers and leaders than women? […]
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Thanks to Shelley Fralic for her May 27 article in the Vancouver Sun. She is one of the first journalists in main stream media to use the word “patriarchy.” Good for her. although I found out later she was verbally attacked later (sadly). Here are her dangerous words: “Face it: It’s still a man’s world…” “Patriarchy is alive and well. Men
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Just this month a Vancouver university student was attacked near our home. The police told no one for 3 weeks – in order to investigate! And it was in the very park where Wendy Ladner was murdered 4 years ago. Women should be outraged! Shame on the police. [Source: Vancouver Sun, 25 April 2013]
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This is how women stay powerless. The headlines on May 6, 2013 {Vancouver Sun] said that Pakistani women do not vote. And why not? According to the news the women say “It is the will of my husband” and ” This is the decision of all the families.” Besides, women who vote will teased or touched, so the women are “happy” to
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Thanks to Daphne Bramham who wrote a great article on the Rwanda majority-female parliament and how it is one of the fastest growing economies in Africa. The genocide that killed most of the men in 1994 left women to lead in a very unique way. I am watching this rare situation with delight. [Source: Vancouver Sun, 8
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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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Professor Harry Reis of Rochester University has discovered what women have known all along. We are not from Venus at all! In fact woman are extraordinarily similar to men. “Although there are small average differences between men and women for some qualities such as aggression, there is so much overlap that no trait can be designated as
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This is not only a fantastic event but also a small way of supporting such hard-working women that are hardly recognized in the testosterone-fueled television and film industry. I will check on the dates and post them here.
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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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Tonight at 7pm there is an event at the downtown Vancouver Public Library (VPL) “Inhabiting Women’s Space” where four authors present. On Monday, also at The VPL at 7pm there is an airing of the documentary “Status Quo?” directed by Karen Cho about the women’s movement in Canada. I will be there!
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