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August 31st, 2022Does watching the video footage of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and her female colleagues being verbally attacked by a 250-pound belligerent bully make your heart race? (You’re probably a woman.) […]
read more...The “verbal attack” on Chrystia Freeland deters us allOur Advocacy Work
August 9th, 2022Charlotte, light of my life, is 7. Her fearless physicality, fierce devotion to her brothers, and clarity about her artist’s soul… these are just three of the things that make […]
read more...For Charlotte’s sake, say NO to the status quoDiversity Belonging + Inclusion
April 11th, 2022Greta Thunberg, in just 3 years, has shown the world a new way of doing things, of speaking up, of making a difference. She did what no one was able […]
read more...Young women make waves – and inspire their mentoring peers in the processOur Advocacy Work
October 28th, 2021The following op ed, co-authored with Prashanth Rao and Dr. Maite Taboada, appeared on Poynter‘s website on 28 October 2021. Looking for silver linings in the midst of a pandemic […]
read more...What do three years of data on the gender gap in news reporting tell us?Diversity Belonging + Inclusion
March 10th, 2021(Originally published in The Hill Times 15 February 2021) When Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet in January, he retained the gender balance that earned him headlines back in 2015. No […]
read more...It’s not radical to expect political parties to field as many women candidates as menDiversity Belonging + Inclusion
February 10th, 2021Do you think journalists should be compelled to quote women as often as they quote men? The proposition sounded a bit radical, even to me, back in 2014 when Edelman […]
read more...Should journalists quote women as often as men?Diversity Belonging + Inclusion and Our Advocacy Work
September 23rd, 2020One of the wonderful things about truly inspiring people is that their influence outlasts them. The power of their actions and words can continue to change minds and motivate choices […]
read more...Four Lessons from the Life and Advocacy of Ruth Bader GinsburgOur Advocacy Work
February 25th, 2020In the 10 years since Informed Opinions began training women across sectors and fields to share their insights and analysis with the media, we’ve delivered almost 250 workshops to more […]
read more...More women’s voices shaping Canada’s public conversationsOur Advocacy Work
January 9th, 2020Is patience still a virtue? When teaching kids, or walking behind those forced by age or disability to slow down, absolutely. But as Australia burns, and bellicose men on either […]
read more...Running to catch the light — and creating the “Transformational 20s”Increase Your Impact as a Speaker and Presenter
December 11th, 2019I don’t recommend crying on stage if you can avoid it. So I didn’t. But I wanted to. Last month, I got to deliver a 15-minute TED-style talk to a […]
read more...Cry if you want to: Anatomy of a 15-minute high-stakes keynote