Climate change needs the generations to work together

Last month, I joined one of the Youth Climate Marches. It was a festive occasion, as school children skipped classes and gathered with their parents and others to march a mile or so through town. Home-made placards calling for action on climate change bobbed along to chants of Say Hey! Say Ho! Climate change has … Continue reading Climate change needs the generations to work together

Women and power: behind the scenes, or in public life?

It was a young woman I once worked with who voiced what I had often thought. “Have you noticed how it’s the bossy, competitive women who get promoted? The nice ones who you’d really like to be in charge stay in the background getting things done.“ I quote that with some reluctance, knowing many wonderful … Continue reading Women and power: behind the scenes, or in public life?