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		<title>Why do corporate boards still lean so heavily toward men?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patti Croft</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The answer to this question is at the same time simple and yet complex. My simple answer as to why there are not more women on boards would be that a prejudice against women in the senior ranks of business persists despite efforts to raise awareness and motivate change. I found the quote of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Would you advise a young women to socialize with her work colleagues?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 13:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patti Croft</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interesting question! Perhaps the first thing to do would be to define socialize as I am sure we all have different ideas of what constitutes work place socializing, everything from saying good morning to spending a weekend in Vegas â€“ quite a broad spectrum. &#160; I think it is important to socialize with work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Work Life Balance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patti Croft</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are your strategies for dealing with lack of time? My strategies are to prioritize, to be brutally honest about what must be done immediately and what can be put off until a less stressful time. I also think it is important to set a time allocation. For example, if you have seven hours at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do you deal with inappropriate Bay Street fundraisers?</title>
		<link>http://babesonbaystreet.com/2010/05/14/how-do-you-deal-with-inappropriate-bay-street-fundraisers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 11:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patti Croft</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I attended an event in support of a charity foundation put on by the industry sector I work in. Obviously every investment bank, public company and service provider provided some sort of sponsorship, my firm included. I was appalled to see that as part of the evening&#8217;s entertainment there were 4 body painted 20 year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being an Emotional Women in a Corporate Environment &#8211; Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;How do you balance being an emotional woman in a corporate environment? What are some do&#8217;s and don&#8217;ts that are important to remember?&#8221; Â  Â  I think we are all fundamentally emotional beings &#8211; men and women. However, I also think that there are some important dos and don&#8217;ts for the corporate environment. I think [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How did you end up in your current position?</title>
		<link>http://babesonbaystreet.com/2009/10/19/how-did-you-end-up-in-your-current-position/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well that is an interesting question! As a little girl, I always wanted to be a veterinarian &#8211; I love dogs and cats in particular. I studied sciences at the University of Western Ontario and got an interview in front of the board at the University of Guelph vet school after my first year. I [...]]]></description>
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