Tag Archives: women

Breaking news: doing housework helps you age well!

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Jane Fritz

Say what?! As you might imagine, I did a double take when I read this headline in the Guardian last week: Housework may promote health in old age, study suggests. I’m definitely someone “in old age”, and I wasn’t sure … Continue reading →

Posted in Odds and Ends | Tagged aging, aging well, dusting, housework, humor, humour, scrubbing, women | 43 Comments

Speak volumes — candidkay

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Jane Fritz

This reblog of CandidKay’s post on mentorship is a worthwhile read for all women and men who work with others, especially in supervisory and leadership roles. And keep in mind that sometimes (often) people serve in “unofficial” leadership roles by virtue … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Leadership, Women | Tagged chauvinism, leadership, mentoring, women, workplace | 5 Comments

50 women who have inspired me? Let’s try 20.

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Jane Fritz

The other day I came across a blog called Some Kind of 50. To be more precise, I came across the most recent post in this blog, entitled ‘50 Women Who Have Inspired me’. I was instantly intrigued by the challenge … Continue reading →

Posted in Just wondering, Life stories, Women | Tagged Ada Lovelace, admiration, Anne Frank, Christine Lagarde, Eleanor Roosevelt, Grace Hopper, Helen Keller, inspiration, inspiring, Maria Klawe, Marie Curie, motivation, Rosa Parks, Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Ursula Franklin, women | 10 Comments

A Message For All Women — Eclipsed Words from Aishwarya Shah

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Jane Fritz

This message from Eclipsed Words is worth sharing with all women who relate to (at least occasional) concerns about lack of self-confidence – that’s about 99% of us. There’s some very good advice in what Aishwarya suggests. If either of … Continue reading →

Posted in Leadership, Women | Tagged a man's world, advice, confidence, humor, insecurity, motivation, self-confidence, women | 2 Comments

International Women’s Day and Politics

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Jane Fritz

Happy International Women’s Day, everyone. This is the day of the year set aside to contemplate the contributions one half of our populations make to society, especially considering how far we’ve come and how far we have to go. Progress … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics, Leadership, Women | Tagged Canada, Conservatives, Democrats, inspiration, International Women's Day, Jane Philpott, Jody Wilson-Raybould, Liberals, Martha Hall Findlay, politics, progress, progressive, Republicans, UK, US, USA, women, women in politics | 4 Comments

The joy of being a woman in her 70s – or joy at any age

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Jane Fritz

This past January saw a spate of articles in the New York Times on older women. It started with Jessica Bennett’s article “I am (an older) woman – hear me roar”, followed closely by Mary Pipher’s “The joy of being … Continue reading →

Posted in Women | Tagged advice, aging, family, Glenn Close, goals, happiness, Helen Mirren, inspiration, joy, leaders, Mary Pipher, Nancy Pelosi, old, politics, women | 15 Comments

Thoughts on women in leadership – Part II

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Jane Fritz

Obviously, I knew when I wrote my blog post ‘Thoughts on women in leadership – Part I’ that there was more to the story. That’s why I included “Part I” in the title! But I have to admit that I … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics, Leadership, Women | Tagged indigenous leaders, IT, Jody Wilson-Raybould, leaders, leadership, racism, sexism, women, women in IT, women in politics | 5 Comments

Thoughts on women in leadership – Part I

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Jane Fritz

Women in Leadership. Women in STEM. Women on Boards. Women in politics. The push to encourage more women to consider these options is ever-present and intensifying, at least from where I sit. The questions don’t go away: How do we attract more … Continue reading →