Phyllis Yaffe: A veteran’s advice on reaching the top

We recommend you check out this video from the Globe & Mail, where industry veteran and friend of Women in View Phyllis Yaffe shares her experiences on working at the top of the corporate ladder, and offers advice for young women in business.   The video is one of a series on Women in Power. Topics range from business quotas for women, the war on talent, and what is keeping women from the c-suite.  Read More

SexMoneyMedia 2010 – Keynote – Alexandra Juhasz

“Youtube: The Highs and Lows of User-Generated Digital Possibilities” SexMoneyMedia 2010 Plenary Known as the poster-child for freedom of expression and the democratizing possibilities afforded by user-generated digital content, YouTube provides free access to production and distribution of media while withholding other functionality sorely needed for meaningful personal and communal expression and activism. Feminist media has long made... Read More

Culture & Commerce in the Digital Age

“Culture and Commerce in the Digital Age: A Conversation with Canada’s Leading Women” SexMoneyMedia 2010: Keynote Panel A rare dialogue with some of Canada’s leading women in media as they discuss their careers, and the challenge of balancing the forces of the market with our desire for art and public culture as Canada develops its digital economic strategy. Access to our stories, screens and markets lies at the heart of our national... Read More

Where are the Women in the content/technology mashup?

“Where are the Women in the Content/Technology Mash-up? SexMoneyMedia 2010, Plenary Panel Presenters: Sara Diamond (Moderator), Ana Serrano, Michelle Perras, Lynda-Brown Ganzert, Stephanie MacKendrick, Sarah Prevette A dramatic upheaval (technological, economic and cultural) is being brought about by the digital revolution. There is technological change, corporate consolidation, vertically integrated economic models and increased contract labour.... Read More