Petition to Admit Women
“Female barristers say men-only club is symbolic of diversity problems within legal profession” and it is condoning an “invisible pattern of networking between male colleagues” that shuts out others. Article via The Guardian
Women’s Spy Craft
Women’s Spy Craft in WW 2, as discussed in Episode 2 (releases Dec. 11. 20), includes how women were selected, how they were trained and what types of espionage work they performed at home and on foreign soil. Behind the lines women agents had an advantage over male agents as they used the cultural projection …
Women Agents in High Command
President-elect Joe Biden has announced two women to the highest positions in U.S. intelligence, Avril Haines will be the director of national intelligence while Gina Haspe will head up the CIA. These promotions are a groundbreaking step for women in an industry in which they have been employed for over a hundred years. Until recently, …
Sapphire Circles: SOE Woman to be Honoured
As in WW 2 when women were invited into work usually reserved for men, today women’s contributions are receiving greater acknowledgement through the English Heritage’s plaques. On the streets of London, six new Sapphire Circles will be installed commemorating women. One of those will be dedicated to Noor Inayat Khan, a war hero and woman …
Women Resistors
I interviewed 4 military and 4 resistance cell women for my research. Although the women military agents’ acts of bravery were recorded in military files, this is not necessarily true for resistance cell women. Yet, the stakes were extremely high for both military and resistance cell women – if caught, they would be thrown into …
Spying, Self-Agency and Culture
Self-agency or personal power is one of the most important traits one can develop. It gives us a sense of control over our lives. We can be self-directed putting into action our goals and choosing our own path in life. We can initiate and execute what calls to us. We can respond to a call …
Invisible Women on CBC Radio
I’ll be a guest on CBC Radio’s On The Coast on Wednesday, November 11th. The interview is scheduled for shortly after 3:00 pm Pacific Time on CBC Radio One, Vancouver. I’ll be talking with host Gloria Macarenko about the Invisible Women Podcast and the authentic narratives I collected from women who spied behind enemy lines …
Declassifying Spy Files
The Canadian government is thinking of creating a centre to declassify historical documents. Bringing important culturally-related information out of the shadows and documenting it historically allows us to be more aware about who we are, what are our values and how we are acting in the world. Therefore, it’s crucial that governments develop a framework …
Welcome
Welcome to Invisible Women: The Podcast and thank you for listening to these courageous women’s stories. I wanted to create this podcast so that you may hear these war time reflections from women who were invited to step outside of the authoritarian societal expectations of the day – into previously unsanctioned work. The chaos of war …