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Gender Inequality? This is Still a Thing? You Bet Your Ass It Is

Gender Inequality? This is Still a Thing? You Bet Your Ass It Is

Kathy Gregory2018-06-28T14:55:00+00:00March 1, 2016|Corporate, Empowering girls, Guest bloggers, How to, Women’s poverty|

This blog post was originally published on the Realfword.

A couple years ago I took 10 young female managers from my company to a leadership session hosted by WXN (Women’s Executive Network) for female leaders. That year, I had the honour of being awarded one of Canada’s top 100 most Powerful Women, and on the day of the gala awards they hosted a symposium for women. I was excited that the team of female managers/leaders I took had the opportunity to listen to successful female leaders on a variety of topics.

It Starts With Us

It Starts With Us

Karen Banting2016-02-18T15:44:33+00:00February 18, 2016|Empowering girls, Gender-based violence, Guest bloggers, How to, Women in media|

It seems to me that as feminists we often shy away from any suggestions of what women can do to improve our circumstances, as though conversations of that nature are tantamount to victim blaming. Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In is dismissed as “faux feminism”, and even beloved Jennifer Lawrence caught heat for acknowledging the role she feels she played in the wage gap between herself and her male counterparts.

I get where this resistance comes from, and I know it’s ultimately a good place. As women we’ve spent so much of our lives being defined as an ‘other’ and told that the injustices of the world stem from our inherent inferiority, rather than the flawed world we live in. The suggestion that we are holding ourselves back is uncomfortable, to say the least, but I think it is important to consider.

Leaning In and Reaching Out: Paving the Way for the Next Generation of Women Leaders

Leaning In and Reaching Out: Paving the Way for the Next Generation of Women Leaders

Kate McInturff2017-12-19T17:19:57+00:00February 16, 2016|Empowering girls, Guest bloggers, Women in media, Women’s poverty|

Symbols count. They are a powerful force in the slow contest to change attitudes and expectations. When the newly elected liberal government announced they would have equal numbers of women and men in Cabinet, it reset the world of the possible for women in politics in Canada.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright tells a story that illustrates this point. When her daughter remarked on the historic nature of Albright’s appointment, Albright’s granddaughter responded, “So what's the big deal about Grandma Maddy having been Secretary of State? Only girls are Secretaries of State.” Which had been true in the course of her young life. Those appointments shaped her view (and that of her peers) of the world of the possible.

Healthy Relationships Start Young: How SERC Helps Newcomer Youth Develop Lifelong Healthy Relationships

Healthy Relationships Start Young: How SERC Helps Newcomer Youth Develop Lifelong Healthy Relationships

Nicole Chammartin2017-12-19T17:20:37+00:00February 12, 2016|Empowering girls, Gender-based violence, Guest bloggers, Impact stories|

This post was originally published on Klinic's blog.

It is 3:45pm and Bre (SERC Sexuality & Reproductive Health Facilitator) and I are sitting outside a core area school waiting for the acceptable time to go in and take over the classroom. Bre tells me a familiar message I have heard when out with Klinic Teen Talk staff - we don’t want to get in the way of teachers and students as their day is winding down, so we are never early, and never late. It seems to me that this fits with some of the core things we are going to talk about with these students today: how we communicate our needs and respect those of others.

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