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What Margaret Thatcher Could Teach Women in the Workplace

Diane Francis | Posted 04.22.2013 | Canada Business
Read More: Germany, Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg, Thatcher, Merkel, Female Board Members, Eu, Female Board Quotas, Canada Business News
Diane Francis

Feminism is about equality and choices. And the unfortunate facts are that women who want to be successful must decide whether to have a family if they are ambitious and, if they do, how to juggle both. Both Thatcher and Merkel had husbands who encouraged and supported them.

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What Italy's Victory Over Germany Really Means

Andrew Pyle | Posted 08.29.2012 | Canada
Read More: Scotia McLeod, Germany, Canada, Eurozone, Andrew Pyle, Greece, Euro Crisis, Italy, Merkel, Euro Cup 2012, Canada News
Andrew Pyle

The irony of Germany's loss to Italy in the Euro 2012 cup will not be lost on those who have been watching the Eurozone financial crisis play out in recent weeks. Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has been steadfast in her opposition to a plan for a common debt issuance program (so-called "euro bonds"), while her electorate have turned up their collective noses to calls for additional handouts to the problem centres like Greece.

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