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    Whose Land: The app informing users about traditional Indigenous territory

    May 3, 2022 /

    Canadians are becoming more aware of traditional Indigenous territory and treaty land. The Whose Land app is making it easier to acknowledge traditional land.  While land acknowledgement may be the first step, there’s more than that to reconciliation.  Victor Temprano was inspired to learn more about traditional Indigenous territories after attending a Trans Mountain pipeline protest in 2014. Temprano is a non-Indigenous Canadian settler. He said he was mostly unfamiliar with traditional territory, even in his own local area of Okanagan, B.C.  He started the Native Land project as a hobby. He researched, gathered and mapped geographical data of traditional Indigenous territories.  The Native Land project, which was started in…

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    Women in tech are helping young people discover tech’s possibilities

    August 17, 2021

    5 apps that every woman should have on their phone

    October 26, 2021

    Interview with Huda Idrees

    July 30, 2021
  • Business

    Dana Fashion offers trendy modest fashion in the GTA

    March 22, 2022 /

    When Dana Aljamal immigrated from Jordan to Canada with her husband in 2013, she was only 18 years old.  While learning English and building a home for her family in Oakville, Ont., Aljamal overcame several barriers. Some were more difficult than others.  As an observant Muslim woman, Aljamal practices “modest fashion.” Purchasing appropriate, modest clothing in Canada was a challenge. According to Who What Wear magazine, modest fashion is difficult to define.  “There’s not a single definition to it,” wrote Yusra Siddiqui in their op-ed, The Complete Guide to Modest Fashion, From a Modest Dresser. “Everyone has their own varying explanations of what modest fashion means to them.”  “Shortly, modest…

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    The Give and Grow: Where sports and nature collide

    August 10, 2022

    Women-owned independent bookstores in Ontario

    February 8, 2022

    10 sustainable fashion brands available in Ontario

    November 4, 2021
  • Lifestyle & Family

    Building the skills: Fanfiction and the passion for writing

    January 18, 2022 /

    Whether a smutty Harry Potter fic or a long-form Avatar re-telling, “any writing is good writing.”

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    10 Female-founded beauty brands from Ontario

    January 23, 2023
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    The TikToker challenging mental health stigma

    October 7, 2021

    WandaVision and grief

    October 14, 2021
  • Resources

    How to make being a freelancer work for you

    December 28, 2021 /

    Whether it’s because of freedom, uncertain employment or other circumstances, more and more Canadians are pursuing freelance work.  According to Statistics Canada, there were approximately 1.7 million gig workers in Canada in 2016. This is an increase from almost one million in 2005.  This means more than eight per cent of Canadian workers aged 15 and over were in “non-traditional” work arrangements.  The number of Canadian freelancers has increased since, but the anxiety workers feel pursuing freelance work hasn’t changed.  Many worry about maintaining relationships with clients, fair payment and self-advocacy — but they are not alone.  Here are four tips on how to make being a freelance worker work…

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    Roe V. Wade: Why Ontarians should care

    July 13, 2022

    Safety in the Six

    July 12, 2022

    Eight Ontario Scholarships Available for Women

    July 20, 2022
  • Business

    10 sustainable fashion brands available in Ontario

    November 4, 2021 /

    It’s no secret that fast fashion, although very profitable, is ruining the planet.  CNN reported the fast fashion industry, which includes mega-retailers like Shein and H&M, produces over 100 billion garments a year. This is equal to over 12 garments for every person on Earth.  Fast fashion is poisoning water supplies, pushing microfibres into the food chain and elevating greenhouse gas levels.  The industry is also deforesting the planet and threaten the human rights of factory workers producing these products.  But it doesn’t have to be this way.  Here are 10 Canadian brands offering sustainable, trendy alternatives to fast fashion. Kotn Offering men and women’s basic cotton clothing up to…

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    Interview with Influencer Soheila Hakimi

    September 19, 2022

    Dana Fashion offers trendy modest fashion in the GTA

    March 22, 2022
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    The zero-waste brides

    August 15, 2021
  • Employment

    The coffee brand taking a stand against domestic violence, one cup at a time

    November 2, 2021 /

    Violence against women continues to be a major issue, regardless of location, ethnicity or status.  Organizations like Sisters’ Story Coffee are attempting to make a difference.  In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared violence against women — specifically domestic violence — a major public health problem.  The WHO estimated 30 per cent of women worldwide have been subject to physical or sexual violence in their lifetime.  For a group of female coffee farmers employed by Sisters’ Story Coffee, solidarity is key to ending violence.  Who is Sisters’ Story Coffee?  Sisters’ Story Coffee is a part of Café Femenino, a certified Fairtrade and organic brand owned by Planet Bean Coffee.…

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    It’s OK to pivot your career path – and here’s how to do it.

    June 5, 2023
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    Adjusting to online employment seeking

    July 7, 2021

    Five tips from successful women to succeed in the workplace

    January 9, 2023
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    Lifestyle & Family

    The TikToker challenging mental health stigma

    October 7, 2021 /

    Bea Postma of The Lavender System fearlessly shares their experience with Dissociative Identity Disorder online

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    Women’s art collections and initiatives in Ontario

    April 12, 2022
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    Is the health at every size philosophy legitimate?

    June 30, 2021

    Interview with Influencer Soheila Hakimi

    September 19, 2022
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    Finance

    Hidden manipulation: exploring gender-based financial abuse

    September 2, 2021 /

    Financial abuse can be difficult to recognize, but is often a key component of domestic abuse

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    Maternity leave: How can I afford it?

    March 22, 2022
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    Living on low-income as a single mother

    July 7, 2021

    The rise of female financial literacy influencers

    July 27, 2022
  • Education

    8 Ontario organizations empowering girls in STEM

    August 26, 2021 /

    Science, technology, engineering and mathematics are male-dominated fields -- it’s time we encourage girls to participate

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    Women-focused trade initiatives on the rise in Ontario

    July 15, 2021

    Girls interrupted

    October 3, 2022

    From leaves to blessings  

    October 23, 2023
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