Category Archives: Women

For Mother’s Day, 5 things I learned from my mother-in-law about aging well

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Jane Fritz

I need to put the title of this post in context. I did not learn these things from my dearly departed mother-in-law as a result of her explaining their importance to me. She never gave me any advice at all … Continue reading →

Posted in Life stories, Women | Tagged aging, aging well, exercise, friendships, love, mother, Mother's Day, mother-in-law, nutrition, travel, wellness | 47 Comments

Canada’s most closely guarded secret: October is Women’s History Month

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Jane Fritz

OK, all of you readers who are Canadian women, raise your hand if you knew that October is Canada’s Women’s History Month, so almost over? I’m not raising my hand, or at least I wouldn’t have a few days ago. … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics, Leadership, Women | Tagged Alice Munro, Beatrice Worsley, Canada, Canada's Women's History Month, Carrie Derick, Donna Strickland, Elizabeth Bagshaw, Emily Carr, Famous Five, feminism, history, Laura Secord, Persons Day, Roberta Bondar, science, Ursula Franklin, voting rights, Women's History Month, women’s rights | 26 Comments

Yes You Can!

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Jane Fritz

Everyone deserves someone in their life to tell them “Yes you can”. Even better if everyone could have many, many people telling them that they can and should reach for the stars. But one voice alone can make all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Leadership, Women | Tagged ability, achievment, dreams, encouragement, goals, Joan Feynman, kindness, positive, Richard Feynman, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, supportive | 22 Comments

Wordless Wednesday for women … and men | July 15/20

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Jane Fritz

Instead of just enjoying these by myself every once in awhile, as I’ve been doing, I thought I’d share. We can laugh (and we can cry) as we continue to work towards changing this dynamic.

Posted in Women, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged business, corporate world, feminism, humor, humour, male confidence, women in business | 22 Comments

If a young blogger Malala can, why can’t we?? – Malala Day 2020

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Jane Fritz

Originally posted on Anu@lafemina:
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner 2014 Yes..this face is so familiar for us and needless to explain why..!!! In fact, do you know this girl started her fight as a little BLOGGER…

Posted in Leadership, Women | Tagged education, making a difference, making the world a better place, Malala, Malala Day, women’s rights | 4 Comments

The Courage to Do Something — Cynthia Reyes

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Jane Fritz

I wasn’t planning on posting anything on Mother’s Day, but when I read Cynthia Reyes’ post yesterday, The Courage to Do Something, I knew I had to reblog her message. Cynthia is a Canadian author, journalist, and human rights activist … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics, Women | Tagged Cynthia Reyes, human rights, Mother's Day, mothers, racism | 14 Comments

Looking at women’s progress around the world … using maps

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Jane Fritz

Seeing as yesterday was International Women’s Day, I thought that using world maps to explore successes and struggles of women around the world would be appropriate for this week’s Map Monday. I must say that some of the rankings showing … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics, Map Monday, Women | Tagged gender equality, human rights, International Women's Day, maps, wolrd maps, women's issues | 11 Comments

Highlighting Women in IT on International Women’s Day

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Jane Fritz

International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 every year. Since it falls on Sunday this year, why not celebrate for the entire weekend! International Women’s Day has a surprisingly long history. The first Women’s Day was organized in New … Continue reading →