Gender and Leadership by Gail Benick
Until recently, modern western democracies have excluded women from political leadership and disparaged their ability to lead, as if there is something contradictory in being female and a leader. Women who do achieve positions of leadership face misogynist media...
OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS: Blog: Tell-Tale and A Writer’s Blog by Anubha Mehta
With the purpose of providing collaborative spaces for writers and artists, Anubha Mehta’s two website blogs are becoming extremely popular. There is no fee for submission, and anyone can submit within the guidelines. Blog: Tell-Tale : Welcomes diverse, everyday...
First Nations Still in Limbo by Nasreen Pejvack
I arrived in Canada as a new immigrant in the 1980s, and soon began my life by learning about the education system and planning my options. Whenever I had free time, I would look for people who might be the Native peoples of this land that I had learned about in my...
Ghost of the Tōhoku Tsunami Visits Chernobyl’s Bestiary by Ilona Martonfi
Ilona Martonfi, author of The Sow Kimono and Salt Bride, introduces yūgen, Yosa Buson’s haiga, calligraphy, round nibs, brush and ink. She will offer a tanka sequence “Elegy”, a free verse “Ghost of the Tsunami”, the haiku sequence “Chernobyl Pianos”, and a witness...
(Not So) Safe in Hell: The Working Class Heroines of Pre-Code Hollywood
By Heather Babcock
Like many women, I was inspired and empowered by the Me Too movement but it also brought back a lot of painful memories. Most of us have probably encountered a “Harvey Weinstein” at some point in our professional lives. I know I have. This type of sexual...
By Heather Babcock