The Ovaries Have It
Let’s talk about menopause. Again. Perhaps forever. You’ll see.
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The Sounds of Silence From Broadcasting’s Corner Offices
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I’ve been sitting with this for a while. Broadcasting sisters message each other. We share stories of the horrors we’ve endured and how we tried to get our managers to do what was right. And how all too often, those managers squelched us. Treated us like we were trying to cause problems. Sent us back into the situation with no new tools to resolve it. No intervention from our so-called “leaders”.
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Dear Young Woman
I’m writing to you as an elder sister. You can’t imagine it now (nor should you, if you’re living your life well), but I don’t feel that much different than you do. You may look at me like a Mother or Aunt figure. I see you as a peer.
…It’s Not Me, It’s You
One day last week, after wearing ourselves out doing moving stuff, Derek and I flopped in front of the TV for some Netflix. I picked a documentary on Norman Lear, the creative genius behind the biggest TV hits of the 70’s; All in the Family, Good Times, The Jeffersons, etc. The doc is called Just Another Version of You.
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Sorry, Not Sorry
Ever wonder why we Canadians – especially Canadian women – say we’re sorry so much? It’s like we want to excuse ourselves for just…being.
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“Just because you’re offended, doesn’t mean you’re right.” ~Ricky Gervais
Why the outrage over this viral video by Gilette?
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Thankful Thursday – Wonderful Women
Today I’m sharing with you a failed attempt to honour all of the women I’ve met through my work, who have affected me in a positive way. …
Leftover Rant II
This is the second and last column I wrote for a magazine that had a change at the helm. You know what that’s like; the new person wants to make their own decisions and hire their own people. It’s all good. But why let a collection of carefully chosen sentences go to waste? And so I ranted:Â …
Keep Talking
I’m concerned that the new era of openness about harassment, bullying and toxicity is going to have an unintended consequence: driving the sexes even further apart. …
Be Bold For Change
The title of today’s post is the theme for this day, International Women’s Day 2017. Sometimes special, designated days like this one seem to miss their connection to the common person, in this case, women. It feels as if we’re being asked to make a giant personal sacrifice, start a movement, take up arms – figuratively – while we’re busy living our lives and doing our best. For every Norma Rae, there are thousands of other women who recognized that Norma was onto something when she pushed for a union to get better wages and working conditions in their sweatshop of a textile plant. Their actions mattered too. Sometimes it’s the little things like setting a good example, that best exemplify who we are as women. …
Quirky Convos
We’ve all taken a coffee from a barista and when they’ve said, “Enjoy your coffee”, responded with, “you too!” If not that exact scenario, there’s probably been an occasion when something similar happened. You feel like an idiot. But we all do it. …
Keeping Abreast
Breastfeeding is great. It’s healthy for the baby and it’s even proven to help Mom lose the baby weight. But it’s not always possible and the pressure on new Moms has to stop. Right. Now. …
Smart Young Women
Two younger broadcasters I work with recently made decisions that made me want to stand up and cheer for them. …
RBF
Have you heard of Resting Bitch Face? …
A Whale of a Time
So which species is more evolved? Â …
The Trolls We Attract
I try not to read the comments section of our major local newspaper, The London Free Press, because it’s a depressing look at humanity. People with half their facts straight and ignorant, rude and mean opinions spew off behind pseudonyms. It doesn’t enhance my life in any way. Â …
50 Shades of Controversy
I won’t see the movie Fifty Shades of Grey because I have no interest in it. I almost made it to the third chapter of the first book in the series but gave up in frustration over the terrible writing and the unrealistic story line. …