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Do you treat your sons and daughters differently?

Girls and Daughters, New Books, Women's Equality / By

Here is another excerpt from my upcoming book: Wake up Sleeping Beauty: Protect your daughter from sexism, stereotypes and sexualization.  Feel free to comment below.  by Maureen F. Fitzgerald, PhD (2015 copyright) Strategy 1: My Sweetie Pie. Are you treating your daughters and sons differently? “They [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” […]

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Mindfulness Made Easy – Why Practice and Mediate?

Mindfulness, New Books, NEW Ideas & Inspiration, Writing Tips / By

Here is the Preface from my upcoming book: Mindfulness Made Easy. I am looking for beta readers so email me if you want to read the whole thing.  It’s only 50 pages. I welcome any feedback! MINDFULNESS MADE EASY – 50 SIMPLE PRACTICES TO REDUCE STRESS AND CREATE CALM – FOR  TEACHERS, PROFESSIONALS AND PARENTS. PREFACE    “Simply put, mindfulness is moment-to-moment awareness. It is

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LEAF is fighting in the SCC today for pregnancy rights

Events, Lawyers, News, Social Justice, Women, Women's Equality / By

I love LEAF (I was once on the Board). Today LEAF lawyers are appearing before the Supreme Court of Canada to fight for mothers rights. It always amazes me that we capitalists don’t understand that mothers do all the work of raising our next generation with no income! Luckily LEAF understands social policy, the law and fairness! Here are some excerpts

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The Vancouver PAC Elephant under the Table

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Here is what Vancouver parents are afraid to talk about. As you know from my blog the Lord Byng Secondary School parents (including me) had a big fight last week about the PAC executive election “irregularities.” A new slate got elected and some have suggested that the Executive consists primarily of those parents who “opposed the new VSB

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Five secrets to not over-protecting our daughters

Girls and Daughters, New Books, Women's Equality / By

A colleague of mine recently sent me this question: Question: I am the mother of two teen daughters. My husband is very controlling and I am more permissive. Which is the best way to be these days? Answer: Over the next few months I will be posting some excepts from my upcoming book: Raising Strong Girls but

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We need workplaces that don’t make parents lie about being sick

Social Justice, Women's Equality / By

It no surprise that recent research shows that on school PD days, many people call in sick and cancel work. In fact 700 people from an 18,000 person organisation (Vancouver Island Health Authority) called in on November 21 – a non-instruction day in BC. This apparently costs billions in terms of lost work and replacements. If we

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