One afternoon earlier in the month, the publisher of Women’s Post burst into my cubbyhole at the office, cornered me at my desk and proceeded to describe a woman I absolutely had to get to know. There are many people I need to get to know, according to Sarah Thomson. “So, what’s special about this person?” I responded. Still hyped, Sarah told me to look up Brenda Bot and then get back to her. “I think you’ll like her story.”
It turns out that I do like her story. Brenda ...
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and to have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning the day difficult.
E.B. White
The older I get, the more driven I am to contribute to the world around me, to make a difference, to “change the world and to have one hell of a good time.” I don’t understand why people fear change – I’ve found it to be the only constant that I can rely on. To know that change can, and will, always happen gives me ...
If you’ve ever wondered what doctors actually think about injectable fillers, Women’s Post has found the answer. Dr. Barb Loiskandl is a mom, wife, and physician who uses cosmetic enhancement herself to reflect her inner radiance.
Working at a women’s magazine, I get into many conversations about what makes a woman truly beautiful. Beauty is a combination of qualities that both delight the senses and stimulate the mind. Enhancing their physical appearance helps many people fully ...
It’s a suggestive coincidence: Before they independently decided on careers in wealth management – and certainly long before they met – Elaine Martinez and Melina Mastromartino-Leberge, partners in Women2Women Wealth Management (W2W), thought it fitting to work in the field of counselling.
“When I first left school I was interested in going into either law or social work and counselling,” says British native Elaine. She married at 19; three kids became career enough. In 1994,...
Each year, Women’s Post scours the nation to find the top 20 women of the year. These women all reflect strength, ingenuity, and confidence while contributing not only to society, but to the success of women in the workplace. This year we have assembled a diverse group, ranging from a CFO in banking to an acclaimed singer-songwriter; from a member of the House of Commons to an environmental activist. You will also find that one special woman has the honour of being a recipient of the Women...
As a young woman in a professional career, I still occasionally find it difficult to be taken seriously in the workplace. Starting fresh out of university, in an office of experienced 20- and 30-somethings, I was intimidated, to say the least. I don’t think I’m alone in that opinion.
As more women are entering the workforce and holding positions of authority, it is important to have structures in place that give them the chance to feel like their contribution to their organization is a va...
The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, the bombastic Danny Williams, takes time out of his legislative day to repeatedly suggest that he’s “disappointed” with provincial NDP Leader Lorraine Michael – as if the NDP politician somehow requires a pat on the head and the approval of her political opponent.
There are comments like this one, in the province’s House of Assembly, as Williams speaks to Michael on the other side of the House: “There is pure, raw politics at its ve...
Earlier this year, a major diet company advertised a fairly new product that it claimed would help suppress the appetite. It was right. It is an African grass turned into a capsule for Western use and is bought by obese North Americans who find it difficult to stop putting super-sized lumps of meat, bread, and candy into their mouths. The reason we are aware of the effectiveness of the thing is that emaciated African mothers give the original form to their starving children to chew on so that...
I am a stereotypical journalist and I work best under the pressure of a deadline. This not only applies to my writing but it creeps into other areas of my life as well, namely shopping for gifts around the holidays.
I’ll admit to running through the mall, sweating in my down-filled winter jacket, ten minutes before the close on Christmas Eve because a flawless gift idea finally popped into my head. And while this behaviour is frenzied and unladylike, I always finish my shopping with ...
If historical stereotypes have taught me anything, it’s that cars are a man’s passion, not a woman’s. Advertising campaigns for vehicles have predominantly centered on the male demographic, so it surprised me when, in my second year of university, I had an insatiable desire to own my own car.
I’ll admit that I’m more than a little automotively-challenged. I couldn’t change a tire if my life depended on it; frankly I’m hopeless when it comes to anything short of changing t...
