News – US Cancels Prom Over Lesbian Date

Curious what you guys think about this…

US school cancels prom ‘over lesbian date’ See the BBC news article here.

I think the bit that got me was that when she asked about the ban on taking a same sex date to the prom – she was told to remember where she was. And where was that [...]

March 15th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: World News | Leave a comment

News – Progress for Women in India!

I like to include news items about women around the world – as a way of reminding myself how lucky we are – and how many women there are who are still striving for safety, equality and justice.

So, a landmark bill has just been passed in India which reserves a third of seats for women [...]

March 7th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: World News | Leave a comment

Trailblazers 01 – The Famous Five

The Famous Five (Canada)

Is a woman a ‘person’? Apparently not before these five TRAILBLAZING women from Alberta, Canada banded together.

Emily Murphy – the first female judge in the British Empire
Irene Marryat Parlby – a farm women’s leader, activist and first female Cabinet minister in Alberta, Canada
Nellie Mooney McClung – a famous suffragist and member of [...]

November 30th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Authenticity, Friendship & Community, Inspiration, Trailblazing Women! | Leave a comment

How NOT to Take Things Personally…

Last week we talked about being honest. So how do we now cope with our friends’ new found honesty and not take things so personally?

First a WARNING - to get my message across I am making huge generalisations about men and women…

So, men regularly insult each other, speak the truth and manage to stay friends – [...]

November 25th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Authenticity, Emotions, Featured Article, Friendship & Community, Self-Care and Balance | 2 comments