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April 12th, 2017Gloria Steinem… senior bureaucrats… somebody who funds the kind of work you do? Whose attention would you most like to attract? In recent years, Canadian women writing timely, engaging […]
read more...Whose attention would you most like to attract?Our Advocacy Work
March 30th, 2017J-Source by Michael Ott 30 March 2017 “We couldn’t find any expert women,” cannot be an excuse. That’s the mantra of a new website dedicated to amplifying women’s voices in […]
read more...New database seeks to amplify women’s voices in the news mediaEffective Communication
July 12th, 2016You can tell how old this Punch cartoon is by the honorific applied to the sidelined “Miss” Triggs. But sadly, even though it was first published more than half a […]
read more...7 Ways to Get Heard at MeetingsOur Advocacy Work
June 28th, 2016Most parents agree on at least one thing: they’d do almost anything for their children. For Steve Paikin, that means promoting a more gender-equitable media landscape. Many know Paikin as […]
read more...“Where, oh where, are all the female guests?”Master Media Engagement
February 4th, 2016I’m sitting in a restaurant with my friend Frances. (Note that this blog post was originally published pre-pandemic.) A longtime print journalist and frequent guest on radio public affairs shows, she […]
read more...Are you uncomfortable calling yourself an expert?Master Media Engagement
January 25th, 2016Want to know what journalists think? Ask them. That’s what we did last fall by hosting a series of roundtable luncheons in cities right across the country. Our goal was […]
read more...7 Things Journalists Want Women To KnowEffective Communication
August 3rd, 2015I’m ashamed to say that I’ve been battling my yoga teacher for months. She’s personally warm and professionally competent — but I can’t actually hear her. Especially at the start […]
read more...Speaking While FemaleOur Advocacy Work
April 2nd, 2015A year ago, when veteran journalist and host of TVO’s The Agenda blogged, “Where, oh where, are all the women?” he ignited a firestorm of protest. Ironically, Steve Paikin’s show […]
read more...The Agenda producers prove gender parity is possibleOur Advocacy Work
November 9th, 2014You know that old saying, “If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re probably in the wrong room”? I looked up its origins today, and couldn’t find an attribution […]
read more...What difference do women’s voices make?Our Advocacy Work
June 6th, 2014It’s often seen as a dirty word, and I usually avoid using it. So when Lisa Kimmel, the general manager of Edelman PR agency recently invited me to debate the […]
read more...Why Journalists Should Be Forced to Quote More Women