As published on Tree Canada's blog, March 3, 2026. When I recently revisited Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez, I expected a refresher. Instead, I found a mirror. The book’s central argument, that a gender data gap shapes society, felt less like a revelation than a validation of something I had… Continue reading From under-representation to recognition: Reflections on women, data, and change in urban forestry
Originally published on Tree Canada's blog: May 12, 2023 I am a convener. I am interested in the bridging of things, the connections between people, their stories, ideas, and lived experiences. Over the course of my career, I have been privileged to work with non-traditional allies in the pursuit of better and more equitable and… Continue reading Raising environmentally aware children: perspectives of a mom working in urban forestry
Edited version published on Tree Canada website on March 2, 2021 “Boy, I’m sure glad I’m not your husband.” I remember my mind racing over the last few minutes of the discussion at an event I was leading, and thinking about what, if anything, I had said or done, to warrant such an inappropriate comment.… Continue reading Where Women Choose to Walk: Paths to Improving Cities and Nature
Adrina C. Bardekjian, MFC, PhD 