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May 2nd, 2014(The following op ed was published in the Globe and Mail‘s online edition yesterday to help launch #respectHER, a joint campaign of Equal Voice and Informed Opinions.) At least some […]
read more...Parliament is still Mad Men territory for womenImprove your Writing
November 8th, 2013Hanging out with teenagers can be an enlightening experience. Last week, I participated in a panel discussion convened by MediaSmarts, “Canada’s centre for digital and media literacy” and a repository […]
read more...TL;DR – advice to ignore, but implications to heedImprove your Writing
July 28th, 2013I have no legal training or experience in the sex trade. No one would ever mistake me as a candidate for the corner office of a large corporation. I am […]
read more...Expert status less important than insightful contextOur Advocacy Work
June 16th, 2013For a few years in the 1990s I had the enormous privilege of a regular column in the Vancouver Sun. Every week, I’d write 750 words on pretty much any […]
read more...Of privilege and prostitutionImprove your Writing
April 2nd, 2013Will Dena McMartin’s recent op ed in the Regina Leader-Post help prevent a flooding disaster and save lives? It just might. And even if it doesn’t, the informed analysis of the […]
read more...“It’s not about you”Improve your Writing
August 30th, 2012At our Informed Opinions Writing Compelling Commentary workshops, we ask participants to identify a news hook related to their thesis that will ensure editors view their op ed as timely […]
read more...Google delivers news hooks as they happenImprove your Writing
August 23rd, 2012Far too much research has already documented that when something goes wrong, women are highly inclined to blame the problem or setback on their own deficiencies. This tendency operates in […]
read more...Most common errors made by aspiring op ed writers – part 2Improve your Writing
August 9th, 2012If you saw the following sentence at the start of a piece in your daily newspaper, would you keep reading? “You don’t see a lot of naked men in advertising.” […]
read more...Don’t Bury the Lede!Improve your Writing
July 29th, 2012Whether you’re picked last for the ball team, get rebuffed on the first date, or fail to elicit a positive response from an editor, rejection stinks. That’s why Informed Opinions […]
read more...Most Common Errors Made by Aspiring Op Ed Writers – part 1Our Advocacy Work
April 16th, 2012Readers often overlook the byline of a story indicating the writer’s name, and although reading an article without knowing who wrote it will still leave you informed, when it […]
read more...Calgary Herald Editorial Page Analysis – More Women’s Opinions Needed