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Category Archives: Women’s Issues
Do not take your eyes off the condition of women around the world
Regardless of your gender, have you looked at the status of women worldwide recently? As a woman living in Canada, as a nurse, as a CEO, I have amazing opportunities available to me. The question of gender rarely comes into … Continue reading
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International Women’s Day – It’s Worth celebrating
Today, on March 8 we celebrate International Women’s Day and I feel particularly privileged each year when this date rolls around because I have the benefit of working with many terrific women. At VON we have compassionate caregivers, generous providers, … Continue reading
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Make the Most of Holidays
As a career mother, career wife and career grandma, holidays are very important to me. That is because these are the times I turn the balance from largely focusing on work to spending significant time with my family. As an … Continue reading
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Dates Don’t Matter Much
Reflections of a Distant Caregiver Dates don’t matter much when the schedule that drives you is irrelevant to month and season. My shifts blurred together. I lost track of my trips, and what crazy things happened exactly which time I … Continue reading
Avoiding Myths
Four Myths That Are Damaging and Hazardous to Dreaming Myth 1: You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Myth 2: You are over the hill at 50; the decline starts at 40. Myth 3: Retirement means the end of … Continue reading
Judith Shamian was the President and CEO of the Victorian Order of Nurses (
