Gender equality in restaurant management makes strategic sense - how else do you fully understand markets and see new opportunities?
HALIFAX, N.S. June 17, 2016/ Troy Media/ - Gender imbalance within its leadership ranks is holding back Canada's restaurant industry. Restaurant Brands International Inc., the Canadian-based parent company of Burger King and Tim Hortons, was recently criticized by a Canadian investment fund for having an all-male board. The board's response? To carry on with its business without any changes, thus missing…
Young women are at the frontlines of some of the most significant social movements of our time
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Notley government strips parents of the right to “choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children”
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Yes, because life in Afghanistan is infinitely better today than it was under Taliban rule
VANCOUVER, BC, Mar 17, 2014/ Troy Media/ - Was it worth it? As Canada’s mission in Afghanistan comes to an end, that question is most often asked from the perspective of Canadian self-interest. We look at the number of dead and the cost in taxpayer dollars and conclude that this was an expensive mission in…
Often even a small action can make a significant difference
TRAIL, BC, Mar 13, 2014/ Troy Media/ - In recognition of this year’s International Women’s Day, I attended two events. Though the character of both differed, they shared a common element: women around the globe are a force for change in their communities and in the world. From the macro to the micro level, women…
For too long violence against women and the confinement of mothers have gone uncontested and it is children who suffer
VANCOUVER, BC, Mar 7, 2014/ Troy Media/ - Ivonne Hernandez has a family court appearance scheduled for March 8th, International Women’s day, a stark reminder of the ways in which incarceration and immigration systems in Canada can silence women, and by default, their children. The Mexican mother who lived in Montreal fled a violent husband,…
If there were an all-female Olympics, Canada would have placed first in the medal count
CALGARY, AB, Mar 3, 2014/ Troy Media/ - In honour of International Women’s Day March 8, it seems fitting we turn our attention to our female Olympians, who performed so wonderfully well at Sochi, and made all of us back in Canada exceptionally proud. How well did they do? Very well. If there were an…
