(Ex)clusion

Alex Valorso brings with her a wide variety of skills as an accomplished humanitarian professional with experience in disaster management and gender. Alex holds a BA in International Development with a focus on community development, a master’s degree in Disaster and Emergency Management with focus on gender and disaster, and certificates in Shelter and Settlement Coordination in Emergencies, Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies, and International Humanitarian Law. Her most recent accomplishment includes GenderPro, a specialized technical program at George Washington University. Alex volunteers as the VP of her local Women's Resource Centre and has recently spearheaded a Women in Leadership initiative for her community. Dedicated to working with communities, Alex has extensive practitioner experience in emergency management throughout BC, and during various responses in Canada. She is currently a Senior Advisor at EMBC (Emergency Management British Columbia), and is a Gender Equity Advisor through the Gender Equity Office. Prior to joining EMBC, Alex provided technical support as a Gender Specialist with Cuso International in Guyana, participated in an emergency mission for the refugee crisis in Tanzania with MSF, and provided expertise during various responses as a coordinator with the Canadian Red Cross.

Please note: that Alex speaks from her experience and not for the Government of BC.

Resources:
- https://www.brookings.edu/research/disaster-risk-management-a-gender-sensitive-approach-is-a-smart-approach-chapter-4-of-the-year-of-recurring-disasters-a-review-of-natural-disasters-in-2012/
- https://www.iucn.org/content/how-natural-disasters-affect-women
- https://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/61526
- https://www.buzzsprout.com/281024/3308290-episode-19-edi-in-times-of-crisis-with-special-guests-kathrine-o-neil-from-ywca-edmonton-and-jake-stika-from-next-gen-men
- https://canadianequality.ca/covid-19-is-gendered/
- https://canadianequality.ca/dr-kristen-barber-gender-in-disaster-response/
- https://www.thelily.com/this-state-says-they-have-a-feminist-economic-recovery-plan-heres-what-that-looks-like/
- https://wellbeingeconomy.org/how-iceland-is-already-using-its-wellbeing-framework-in-tackling-the-covid-19-crisis
- https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/eng/content/statement-canadas-social-and-economic-recovery-efforts-must-take-feminist-approach

Alex Valorso brings with her a wide variety of skills as an accomplished humanitarian professional with experience in disaster management and gender. Alex holds a BA in International Development with a focus on community development, a master’s degree in Disaster and Emergency Management with focus on gender and disaster, and certificates in Shelter and Settlement Coordination in Emergencies, Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies, and International Humanitarian Law. Her most recent accomplishment includes GenderPro, a specialized technical program at George Washington University. Alex volunteers as the VP of her local Women's Resource Centre and has recently spearheaded a Women in Leadership initiative for her community. Dedicated to working with communities, Alex has extensive practitioner experience in emergency management throughout BC, and during various responses in Canada. She is currently a Senior Advisor at EMBC (Emergency Management British Columbia), and is a Gender Equity Advisor through the Gender Equity Office. Prior to joining EMBC, Alex provided technical support as a Gender Specialist with Cuso International in Guyana, participated in an emergency mission for the refugee crisis in Tanzania with MSF, and provided expertise during various responses as a coordinator with the Canadian Red Cross.

Please note: that Alex speaks from her experience and not for the Government of BC.

Resources:
- https://www.brookings.edu/research/disaster-risk-management-a-gender-sensitive-approach-is-a-smart-approach-chapter-4-of-the-year-of-recurring-disasters-a-review-of-natural-disasters-in-2012/
- https://www.iucn.org/content/how-natural-disasters-affect-women
- https://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/61526
- https://www.buzzsprout.com/281024/3308290-episode-19-edi-in-times-of-crisis-with-special-guests-kathrine-o-neil-from-ywca-edmonton-and-jake-stika-from-next-gen-men
- https://canadianequality.ca/covid-19-is-gendered/
- https://canadianequality.ca/dr-kristen-barber-gender-in-disaster-response/
- https://www.thelily.com/this-state-says-they-have-a-feminist-economic-recovery-plan-heres-what-that-looks-like/
- https://wellbeingeconomy.org/how-iceland-is-already-using-its-wellbeing-framework-in-tackling-the-covid-19-crisis
- https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/eng/content/statement-canadas-social-and-economic-recovery-efforts-must-take-feminist-approach

Our guest, Kimberly Girling –  is the Interim Executive Director of Evidence for Democracy, a Canadian non-profit organization promoting the transparent use of evidence in government decision-making. Kimberly holds a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of British Columbia and is an alumnus of the Mitacs Canadian Science Policy fellowship, a program connecting scientists to policy issues in the Canadian government. She worked for several years as a policy analyst in the Canadian public sector.

Our discussion includes the use of scientific evidence in the current pandemic crisis, and how we can use transparent evidence based science moving forward when writing current and future government policies.

Evidence for Democracy: https://evidencefordemocracy.ca/en/about
- Report Evidence in Action: An Analysis of Information Gathering and Use by Canadian Parliamentarians  www.bit.ly/evidenceinaction
- Upcoming Q&A on the role of the science community in responding to COVID19 https://evidencefordemocracy.ca/en/content/register-our-latest-webinar
- ipolitics piece on EDI: https://ipolitics.ca/2020/04/23/leading-with-a-quiet-voice-the-irony-of-womens-influence-during-covid-19/

Note: We are aware that policies are changing rapidly and that discussion within the podcast may already be out of date.

Child Care must be part of re-opening strategy
https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/we-do-need-that-extra-care-experts-say-child-care-needed-in-reopening-plans

COVID-19 amplifies existing challenges for undocumented workers, experts say

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/covid-19-undocumented-workers-alberta-report-1.5553203


Episode Recording on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fVLRsX2QIA&t=15s

Our guest, Kimberly Girling –  is the Interim Executive Director of Evidence for Democracy, a Canadian non-profit organization promoting the transparent use of evidence in government decision-making. Kimberly holds a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of British Columbia and is an alumnus of the Mitacs Canadian Science Policy fellowship, a program connecting scientists to policy issues in the Canadian government. She worked for several years as a policy analyst in the Canadian public sector.

Our discussion includes the use of scientific evidence in the current pandemic crisis, and how we can use transparent evidence based science moving forward when writing current and future government policies.

Evidence for Democracy: https://evidencefordemocracy.ca/en/about
- Report Evidence in Action: An Analysis of Information Gathering and Use by Canadian Parliamentarians  www.bit.ly/evidenceinaction
- Upcoming Q&A on the role of the science community in responding to COVID19 https://evidencefordemocracy.ca/en/content/register-our-latest-webinar
- ipolitics piece on EDI: https://ipolitics.ca/2020/04/23/leading-with-a-quiet-voice-the-irony-of-womens-influence-during-covid-19/

Note: We are aware that policies are changing rapidly and that discussion within the podcast may already be out of date.

Child Care must be part of re-opening strategy
https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/we-do-need-that-extra-care-experts-say-child-care-needed-in-reopening-plans

COVID-19 amplifies existing challenges for undocumented workers, experts say

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/covid-19-undocumented-workers-alberta-report-1.5553203


Episode Recording on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fVLRsX2QIA&t=15s

EDI in Times of Crisis
https://www.feminuity.org/blog/dei-in-crisis?fbclid=IwAR3cEYEkUN8_Fdj3uswqVq5oCF9yFIm99pFej0lJHPqFmA7u7KZwjpWbzFQ

Gendered Impacts
https://canadianwomen.org/blog/gendered-impacts-of-coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR35ZSSmyuw8u6in68dJ3BIoXls4sl3paO8vnuPmB5dopIeZwgMXNiZF9ak

https://www2.unwomen.org/-/media/field%20office%20americas/documentos/publicaciones/2020/03/enbriefing%20coronavirusv1117032020.pdf?la=en&vs=4511&fbclid=IwAR0uGhxOPkApQ0cjcGuCXZlZKS-bVAEOPmbxIlLjrSskcAhNCa-oqD8tyGE

http://behindthenumbers.ca/2020/03/20/covid-19-crisis-response-must-address-gender-faultlines/

https://calgaryherald.com/pmn/health-pmn/countries-must-tackle-horrifying-domestic-abuse-surge-amid-lockdowns-un-chief/wcm/1da8a911-b261-42ce-b6da-2a411989947c/?fbclid=IwAR1nMsCFvts-xJGDaElLgA7qJkAo38Os3I50N8RRus1xRLH3i_rq8qi5j_w

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/us/women-coronavirus-greater-risk.html?smid=fb-share&fbclid=IwAR09ewlJFMTO4R7Aojpp2HBBtyoB5hJI30kIng74VKGXguO0DOTLiPIAQWI

Leadership
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/04/01/the-faces-of-the-covid-19-fight-across-canada-are-female-heres-why-that-matters.html?fbclid=IwAR3Q3KLwrI5nCmIANRJsQMabT21Bb8639FfDwU7Z8DZbXxgAV2HYhCLQKbM

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/women-female-leadership-gender-coronavirus-covid19-response/

Non-Profit Sector
https://globalnews.ca/news/6747825/coronavirus-charities-canada/?utm_source=GlobalNews&utm_medium=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1pFG2YKpS-sLoPnwB4ieDRT-ilqZWVVCJY8ozunLCAkMWxug7DFSWVqXk

https://globalnews.ca/news/6778731/coronavirus-womens-indigenous-assault-centres/?utm_source=GlobalNews&utm_medium=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1LNbB3lmEsrnayvckZjGlFl2MlnEGXEqI2ORqwncUTVaGur99Mzi7B3Qo

Redefining Essential Services
https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/march-2020/covid-19-crisis-shows-us-childcare-is-always-an-essential-service/?fbclid=IwAR3rSZcRUUXKAPofcI41DDTj0DNPfB_JJ_N2JTtgH-Ta7Gl6tWiWgaZJwZs

EDI in Times of Crisis
https://www.feminuity.org/blog/dei-in-crisis?fbclid=IwAR3cEYEkUN8_Fdj3uswqVq5oCF9yFIm99pFej0lJHPqFmA7u7KZwjpWbzFQ

Gendered Impacts
https://canadianwomen.org/blog/gendered-impacts-of-coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR35ZSSmyuw8u6in68dJ3BIoXls4sl3paO8vnuPmB5dopIeZwgMXNiZF9ak

https://www2.unwomen.org/-/media/field%20office%20americas/documentos/publicaciones/2020/03/enbriefing%20coronavirusv1117032020.pdf?la=en&vs=4511&fbclid=IwAR0uGhxOPkApQ0cjcGuCXZlZKS-bVAEOPmbxIlLjrSskcAhNCa-oqD8tyGE

http://behindthenumbers.ca/2020/03/20/covid-19-crisis-response-must-address-gender-faultlines/

https://calgaryherald.com/pmn/health-pmn/countries-must-tackle-horrifying-domestic-abuse-surge-amid-lockdowns-un-chief/wcm/1da8a911-b261-42ce-b6da-2a411989947c/?fbclid=IwAR1nMsCFvts-xJGDaElLgA7qJkAo38Os3I50N8RRus1xRLH3i_rq8qi5j_w

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/us/women-coronavirus-greater-risk.html?smid=fb-share&fbclid=IwAR09ewlJFMTO4R7Aojpp2HBBtyoB5hJI30kIng74VKGXguO0DOTLiPIAQWI

Leadership
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/04/01/the-faces-of-the-covid-19-fight-across-canada-are-female-heres-why-that-matters.html?fbclid=IwAR3Q3KLwrI5nCmIANRJsQMabT21Bb8639FfDwU7Z8DZbXxgAV2HYhCLQKbM

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/women-female-leadership-gender-coronavirus-covid19-response/

Non-Profit Sector
https://globalnews.ca/news/6747825/coronavirus-charities-canada/?utm_source=GlobalNews&utm_medium=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1pFG2YKpS-sLoPnwB4ieDRT-ilqZWVVCJY8ozunLCAkMWxug7DFSWVqXk

https://globalnews.ca/news/6778731/coronavirus-womens-indigenous-assault-centres/?utm_source=GlobalNews&utm_medium=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1LNbB3lmEsrnayvckZjGlFl2MlnEGXEqI2ORqwncUTVaGur99Mzi7B3Qo

Redefining Essential Services
https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/march-2020/covid-19-crisis-shows-us-childcare-is-always-an-essential-service/?fbclid=IwAR3rSZcRUUXKAPofcI41DDTj0DNPfB_JJ_N2JTtgH-Ta7Gl6tWiWgaZJwZs

Melissa, CEO of Lamson Consulting, has a Masters in Intercultural Relations. Melissa is an experienced speaker and media personality with more than 20 years of experience in human resources, leadership, manager training, and global workforce development. She has founded companies in Europe and the US, has clients and projects in over 40 countries, and has authored 6 books. She has offered companies such as 3M, LinkedIn, SAP, and Siemens the leadership tools and insights to build successful management and project teams in every corner of the world. She understands that individuals and organizations must upskill their management techniques and training to respond to an increasingly decentralized and multicultural workforce, yet time and again - she sees leadership approaching diversity and inclusion all wrong. 

Melissa is the author of a new book called THE NEW GLOBAL MANAGER: Learning to Manage Well in a Complex Business Environment, the book is a daily resource for managers -  providing practical tools, frameworks, strategies, and tips for successfully managing teams face-to-face and virtually.

Through our interview, Melissa will help listeners understand common mistakes, learn the strategies that have the greatest impact, discover ways to get buy-in for Diversity and Inclusion initiatives and increase employee engagement.

Resources:
https://lamsonconsulting.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/mlamson1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwRW3k7zIJU
https://www.instagram.com/melissa_lamson/
https://twitter.com/melissa_lamson1
https://www.facebook.com/lamsonconsulting/

Melissa, CEO of Lamson Consulting, has a Masters in Intercultural Relations. Melissa is an experienced speaker and media personality with more than 20 years of experience in human resources, leadership, manager training, and global workforce development. She has founded companies in Europe and the US, has clients and projects in over 40 countries, and has authored 6 books. She has offered companies such as 3M, LinkedIn, SAP, and Siemens the leadership tools and insights to build successful management and project teams in every corner of the world. She understands that individuals and organizations must upskill their management techniques and training to respond to an increasingly decentralized and multicultural workforce, yet time and again - she sees leadership approaching diversity and inclusion all wrong. 

Melissa is the author of a new book called THE NEW GLOBAL MANAGER: Learning to Manage Well in a Complex Business Environment, the book is a daily resource for managers -  providing practical tools, frameworks, strategies, and tips for successfully managing teams face-to-face and virtually.

Through our interview, Melissa will help listeners understand common mistakes, learn the strategies that have the greatest impact, discover ways to get buy-in for Diversity and Inclusion initiatives and increase employee engagement.

Resources:
https://lamsonconsulting.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/mlamson1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwRW3k7zIJU
https://www.instagram.com/melissa_lamson/
https://twitter.com/melissa_lamson1
https://www.facebook.com/lamsonconsulting/

Happy International Women's Day!
On today's episode, your hosts Alicia and Marcie will discuss how careers no longer follow the traditional 'ladder' model, instead they are more like 'jungle gyms'!

Alicia and Marcie will discuss their own career paths, those who have inspired them, and their hopes for the future in terms of their own careers and societies they work in. 

Resources mentioned:

Alicia Bjarnason

•  https://bjarg.ca/about
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-geologist-alicia-bjarnason-stars-of-alberta-volunteer-inspiring-girls-science-1.5393006

Marcie Hawranik 

• https://canadianequality.ca/about/
• https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/alberta-women-launch-fashion-line-madame-premier-to-promote-gender-equality-in-politics

Feminist Geography and Feminist Science Studies

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_geography
• https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminist-science/

GeoWomen Links

•  https://geowomen.org/
•  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/jocelyn-keith-asante-geowomen-stem-minerva-alberta-women-1.5395590

Doreen Massey

• https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14649365.2016.1192673

Marilyn Waring

• http://www.nfb.ca/film/whos_counting/
• https://www.ted.com/talks/marilyn_waring_the_unpaid_work_that_gdp_ignores_and_why_it_really_counts?language=en 
• https://www.mother.ly/news/the-value-of-unpaid-care-work-by-women-is-10-8-trillion

International Studies, Political Science, Justice and Human Rights 

• https://www.maxwell.syr.edu
• http://www.umanitoba.ca/colleges/st_pauls/mauro_institute/
• https://www.hrw.org
• https://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/upr/pages/uprmain.aspx

Hillary Clinton

• https://thehill.com/people/hillary-clinton

Jacinda Ardern

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/07/charismatic-new-zealand-pm-jacinda-ardern-named-pacific-person-of-the-year

Sanna Marin

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/carmenniethammer/2019/12/12/finlands-new-government-is-young-and-led-by-women-heres-what-the-country-does-to-promote-diversity/#347d824f35aa

Happy International Women's Day!
On today's episode, your hosts Alicia and Marcie will discuss how careers no longer follow the traditional 'ladder' model, instead they are more like 'jungle gyms'!

Alicia and Marcie will discuss their own career paths, those who have inspired them, and their hopes for the future in terms of their own careers and societies they work in. 

Resources mentioned:

Alicia Bjarnason

•  https://bjarg.ca/about
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-geologist-alicia-bjarnason-stars-of-alberta-volunteer-inspiring-girls-science-1.5393006

Marcie Hawranik 

• https://canadianequality.ca/about/
• https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/alberta-women-launch-fashion-line-madame-premier-to-promote-gender-equality-in-politics

Feminist Geography and Feminist Science Studies

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_geography
• https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminist-science/

GeoWomen Links

•  https://geowomen.org/
•  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/jocelyn-keith-asante-geowomen-stem-minerva-alberta-women-1.5395590

Doreen Massey

• https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14649365.2016.1192673

Marilyn Waring

• http://www.nfb.ca/film/whos_counting/
• https://www.ted.com/talks/marilyn_waring_the_unpaid_work_that_gdp_ignores_and_why_it_really_counts?language=en 
• https://www.mother.ly/news/the-value-of-unpaid-care-work-by-women-is-10-8-trillion

International Studies, Political Science, Justice and Human Rights 

• https://www.maxwell.syr.edu
• http://www.umanitoba.ca/colleges/st_pauls/mauro_institute/
• https://www.hrw.org
• https://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/upr/pages/uprmain.aspx

Hillary Clinton

• https://thehill.com/people/hillary-clinton

Jacinda Ardern

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/07/charismatic-new-zealand-pm-jacinda-ardern-named-pacific-person-of-the-year

Sanna Marin

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/carmenniethammer/2019/12/12/finlands-new-government-is-young-and-led-by-women-heres-what-the-country-does-to-promote-diversity/#347d824f35aa