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If young lawyers keep grinding law firms are slow to shift

Thought Leaders, Women / By

I just read an article in The Advocate (BC lawyers magazine) by lawyer Sandra L Kovacs. She suggests that unless big law firrms make life better for lawyers (e.g. allow flex time, reasonable work loads, family consideration etc.) these employees will leave, set up shop and compete directly with them for clients.  She states: “While lip service is paid […]

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Are longer school days really bad for kids or society?

Girls and Daughters, Women's Equality / By

Rhetoric abounds. I just read an opinion piece by a school principal who argued that school days should not be longer. It harms children. As a mother, I have written about how the 8-3 school day holds working parents (usually women) back …but also think of this: What if we had wonderful learning spaces where children

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