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How to Disregard Criticism by Applying the “Reasonable Man” Test

How to Disregard Criticism by Applying the “Reasonable Man” Test

Shari Graydon2017-12-19T16:36:29+00:00January 18, 2017|Corporate, Guest bloggers, How to, Women in media|

This post was originally published by Informed Opinions’.

Celebrated American poet and critic, Ezra Pound, in his considered advice to beginning poets offered the following advice: “Pay no attention to the criticism of men who have never themselves written a notable work.”

But he could have been speaking to female opinionators a century later. So many of the trolls who trash women daring to comment in prominent places “have never themselves written a notable work.”

Uplifting Bodies, Amplifying Voices

Uplifting Bodies, Amplifying Voices

Jill Andrew2017-12-19T16:49:26+00:00October 20, 2016|Guest bloggers, Women in media|

EveryBODY has a story and a purpose – and on October 6, the 4^th annual Body Confidence Canada Awards (BCCAs) brought together a diverse and inclusive community to recognize 11 outstanding champions of body positivity, equity and diversity!

This year’s recipients truly embodied what body confidence is all about. From body activism to human rights, education, arts and entertainment, health and wellness to fashion with a social conscience, recipients are role models who are leading the way toward a world where body-shaming does not win.

Introducing our new President and CEO! A Q&A with Paulette Senior

Introducing our new President and CEO! A Q&A with Paulette Senior

Jessica Howard2018-06-28T14:56:12+00:00October 13, 2016|Corporate, Empowering girls, Gender-based violence, Women in media, Women’s poverty|

As a young newcomer to Canada, Paulette Senior wouldn’t have envisioned herself where she is today—stepping into the role of President and CEO at the Canadian Women’s Foundation.

She was 11 when she moved from her grandmother’s home in Jamaica to join her family in Canada, and struggled with culture shock and a new school. “The school system didn’t really value me and didn’t really see me as bright and capable; in fact, it told me the opposite.”

One of Paulette’s teachers decided she didn’t belong in her grade level, so she was streamed into “an incredibly basic form of education”. But when a different teacher later recognized she didn’t belong there, she got the chance to re-join the regular stream.

What’s Possible in a World That’s Girl-Powered?

What’s Possible in a World That’s Girl-Powered?

Sarah Ruddle2017-12-19T16:50:41+00:00October 11, 2016|Empowering girls, Women in media|

It’s not news that girls are bombarded with thousands of negative messages every day, everywhere they look.

Sometimes it seems like we’re trying to mop up a flood with a cotton swab, but more and more, people are speaking out about disempowering messages and limiting stereotypes aimed at girls. As consumers we’re questioning why girls are marketed to differently than boys, challenging magazines that portray girls’ as no more than the “sum of their fashion, makeup and hair”, and calling out the media industry on its dismal representation of girls.

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