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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
December 31st, 2012Celebrated 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 […]
read more...New Year’s Resolution: How to disregard criticism by applying the “reasonable man” testOur Advocacy Work
December 19th, 2012The confession made by the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies doubled as both a great tip and the best laugh of the day. Last week during one of three Informed […]
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October 21st, 2012The infographic below is depressingly self-explanatory — on one level. It makes clear how entrenched the gender skew is when it comes to who gets quoted in North American media. […]
read more...Women’s voices — on women’s issues — missing in actionImprove 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 2Our Advocacy Work
July 6th, 2012Don’t take my word for it… On the retrograde troll front, I defer to hip hop DJ and vlogger, Jay Smooth, who recently weighed in on the classic, cautionary Internet story […]
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May 4th, 2012So you’ve crafted your insights into an engaging and persuasive op ed, and the comment editor of your local newspaper has published the piece. Your inbox is now receiving congratulatory […]
read more...Ignoring the hatersOur Advocacy Work
December 11th, 2011[NY Times media columnist David] Carr says that years ago he was on a panel with Jack Shafer, who is now a writer for Slate, when someone pointed out to them […]
read more...The “entitled white male perspective”Improve your Writing
December 17th, 2010Further to my last post about letters to the editor, I heard from several people — some I knew, one I didn’t — after my letter about the retrograde fashion […]
read more...Letters 2: Mission Accomplished!Our Advocacy Work
August 19th, 2010American author Paco Underhill’s new book, What Women Want is currently generating lots of ink and brisk sales for pointing out what ought be obvious by now: No business can […]
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