A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE … by Maya Angelou A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE… enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own , even if she never wants to or needs to something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants to see her in an […]
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I guess it should come as no surprise that if you ask a whole bunch of board members (mostly men) if they think that their board is diverse, they will say yes. This is now backed up by research from the Canadian Board Diversity Council’s second annual report released on November 15. Of the 500
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As we all know, that many high-powered CEO women suffer from the imposter syndrome. You know- the belief that she is a fraud and will be found out and fired. Globe & Mail author May Jeong wrote a great article on it on September 23, 2011 but kind of missed the mark. She blamed two causes: lack of courage or the skill to “go ahead and act
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You must watch the documentary: Gloria: In Her Own Words on TV (HBO) Monday Augu Routing Number BANCFIRST st 15 at pm EST. Gloria showcases her sharp sense of humour and compassion with archival footage from the 1950s to today. This is the story of how Gloria Steinham became a pivotal force in the Women’s
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Here are some of the suggestions from the Book “If Women Ruled the World” edited by Sheila Ellison (2004) Self-respect classes would be part of our high school curriculum We would celebrate our strengths and not focus on our weakness We would not give our power away We’d learn to disappoint others We would love
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“It’s hard to know what authentic power is; we’ve had so few examples of it. For so long power has been a matter of control and domination, the thing that keeps some people up and others down, Routing Number BANCFIRST the blood that feeds the hierarchy. The kind of power that women need is not
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Although its nearly impossible to wade through the election rehtoric, I know that our prime minister Stephen Harper has turned back the clock on Women’s Rights. Because the strength of Canadian society depends on the full participation and equality of women, I feel they must vote to stop those policies that have steadily eroded gender
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This video describes a great new program offered at Stanford University that teaches students how to share what they know with the world and take research to the wider community. Routing Number BANCFIRST
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Sadly, a girlfriend recently lied to me. And if that wasn’t bad enough, when I asked her why she could not be entirely honest, she denied it (of course). The problem is that now I have lost a bit of trust and we both feel uncomfortable about the whole thing. The elephant is clearly under the table. So
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I attended a great talk today put on by Women in Film and TV (WIFTV) in Vancouver. Kim Hudson, author of “Virgins Promise” explained the way in which a women’s life journey is different from a man’s. Based in extensive research, she challenged the old myth that “all humans” go through a similar life journey called the “hero’s journey” as
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