Category Archives: Girltalk

This will be a day for me to remember. Today the world marched in support of women, immigrants, lgbtqia and health. It was spurred on by women. It is an example of how powerful women can be when they come … Continue reading →

From Sharl: I listened to all three speeches tonight. Trump, Clinton and Obama. Can I just say how much I love the Obamas? Classy, driven, balanced, humble…. Here is a nice surprise. The numbers are low but they are diverse … Continue reading →

#9 is a bit of a  lighthearted take on the whole thing, but at the same time, it’s absolutely true that I use humour to get away with making my point more directly. Sadly, much of the humour I use … Continue reading →

I didn’t really thing this one applied to me, but then I thought about situations with similar contexts: purposely not learning or using the correct name for tools (“do you want the square headed screwdriver or the star headed one?”) pretending … Continue reading →

I used to be like this, favouring brevity over what I felt was a valuable waste of people’s time. But I constantly got accused of being “not nice” or “bitchy”. This was especially true in my Nortel days when I … Continue reading →

I have never used this strategy on a peer or a subordinate, ever. I am more than happy to remind them that they learned this thing from me, although admittedly I usually make it into a joke. However, i use … Continue reading →

My boss. I promise to add examples, including my shameful responses, on another day. From: https://thecooperreview.com/non-threatening-leadership-strategies-for-women/

Arrrrrgh!!!!!! ALL. THE. TIME!!! Once, a man took credit for my idea LITERALLY 30 seconds after I said it. Other men in the room even noticed, it was so obvious. But the man who did it still didn’t recognize what … Continue reading →

So, like, if you could just hear me out? :):) I really want to make sure I’m not being confusing 🙂 Barf. This is such a big challenge. I dislike this issue immensely. On one hand, I want emails to … Continue reading →