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Much has happened in 2013 and lots of it is a bit quirky. Here are a few things Your Working Girl would like to take note of. The Grant Officer of the Year Award John Cook – Gawker.com For not making the easy call. Cook researched well-deserving community groups to find a home for the […]
The votes are in. The dye has been cast. There’s no going back. Just before the holidays, Your Working Girl took note that Pathways to Education has appointed a new CEO. And the direction the Board of Directors intends to take could not be clearer. Incoming top executive, Vivian Prokop, most recently finished a 10-year […]
Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats Ralph Picco Merchant Navy. Canadian Born: 1894 Died: 1 November 1940 (46) Roster information listed for Ralph Picco Ship Type Rank / role Attacked on Boat Empire Bison Steam merchant Able Seaman 1 Nov 1940 (+) U-124 Personal information Son of Robert and Mary Jane Picco, of […]
Since Pathways to Education is advertising for a new CEO, Your Working Girl reckons it’s as good a time as any to look at the rapid trajectory of an organization that originated in the housing projects of Toronto’s Regent Park in 2001. After 12 years of incredible growth, she wanted to see what’s what, who’s […]
Your Working Girl’s holiday is over and the marketing/branding/fundraising construct continues to careen on it’s crazy daisy way. Abercrombie & Fitch, a clothier that boasts one of the longest line-ups on Boxing Day has spent 2013 hurky-jerking from one wild decision after another. It no longer stocks XL or XXL. And it doesn’t sell […]
Your Working Girl is going on holiday (hurrah) and has been spending the better part of this week thinking about what music she’d like to take with her. And that set her off thinking about the magic of being able to even consider taking her music with her. If only for the iPod alone, Steve […]
The month of August is such a glorious month to toss around statistics. It’s hot, the days are long and the mind drifts. Just when it’s too humid to turn the page of a book, there’s always the click of a mouse. And from there, you can go anywhere. With all modesty (aside), Your Working […]
Your Working Girl has a soft spot for Americans. She does. With all due respect to stereotype, they can be a ‘hi, how are ya’ nation. She finds they wear their heart on their sleeves. They share their opinions with gusto. They engage in political debate with vigor. And so it was with Peter Buffett, […]
Your Working Girl’s Friday blog detailed how women are underrepresented in media sourcing in the US, specifically in the debate around contraception and abortion – 87% of the quotes in print media election stories were attributed to men and 84% on the television news were men. Her Gentle Readers, of whom she is extremely fond, […]
Your Working Girl is not sure if you’ve been kept in the loop on the brouhaha with the New Brunswick foundation asking Justin Trudeau for a refund on his speaking fee, but she didn’t want the weekend to close without sharing. Chairperson, Ian Webster confirmed a couple of weeks ago that the charity was no […]
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