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Tag Archives: Globe and Mail
A lament for the Globe and Mail, at least the printed version
Consider this a rant. This is the last week that people in Atlantic Canada will be able to receive a print version of the Globe and Mail, either by home delivery or in stores. They say they cannot afford us … Continue reading
Gender parity in science, technology, and beyond: another rebuttal to Margaret Wente
I’ve been told that columnists like the Globe and Mail’s Margaret Wente are encouraged to present controversial opinions in the hopes of increasing readership. I can assure the G&M that nobody I know buys the Globe to find out what … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Women
Tagged business, corporate boards, economy, future, Globe and Mail, innovation, lack of participation, Margaret Wente, Maria Klawe, media, science, technology, women
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Science, technology, girls and the media
Let’s start with STEM. What comes to mind? Plant stems? Long-stemmed roses (or tulips)? Stemware? Stem cells? For those of us who are immersed in the world of science and technology, STEM has a different meaning; it stands for Science, Technology, … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Women
Tagged careers, drawing, girls, Globe and Mail, ICT, industry, innovation, IT, jobs, media, post secondary education, science and technology, shortages, STEM, women, young women
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Big-business agriculture versus locavorism: a rebuttal to Margaret Wente
This past Saturday, in her Globe and Mail opinion piece entitled “Take the romance out of farming and ditch locavorism”, Margaret Wente’s usual logically formulated arguments failed her. I don’t often agree with her viewpoint, which seems to be constrained … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Farming
Tagged agribusiness, entrepreneurship, environment, farming, globalism, Globe and Mail, locavores, locavorism, Margaret Wente, outsourcing, quality
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Run to your own standard and your own chosen distance – and be proud
The fact that more and more North Americans are becoming recreational runners should be thought of as a good thing, right? One would have thought so. I can’t imagine that we’re hurting other people, except maybe our family when we’re … Continue reading
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