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Olga Kwak
07 Jul 2017

Trans Rights are Human Rights – and a Women’s Issue

By Olga Kwak Earlier this year, Hamilton joined a handful of Canadian cities in drafting its own policy on gender identity and gender expression to accommodate the needs of its transgender community. ...

Amanda Pereira
07 Jul 2017

10 Reasons to Be a Feminist

1. The Pay Gap According to StatsCan, full-time employed women earn only $0.74 for every dollar a full-time employed man makes. Adjusted for hours worked, women still only earn $0.87 for eve...

Abena Asomaning
07 Jul 2017

Young Hamilton Entrepreneur

Persevering through difficulty, discrimination, sexism and inequality. By Abena Asomaning I was asked to write an article about my success in Hamilton. Initially, I felt so excited and grateful. Rec...

Hamilton HIVE
07 Jul 2017

YP Spotlight: Women Who Are Making an Impact in Hamilton

Hamilton is very fortunate to have so many dedicated and inspiring young professionals (YP) living and working in our city. These individuals are creating, contributing, and collaborating; they are ma...

Suzanne Zandbergen
07 Jul 2017

20 Fempreneurs to Watch

Women Helping Women to Succeed By Suzanne Zandbergen Women are one of the fastest growing groups of entrepreneurs, and in Hamilton there is a strong community of women supporting each other’s bu...

Stefani Soliman
07 Jul 2017

Accomplishing It All

One woman’s journey to becoming a doctor By Stefani Soliman Maria Tassone knows what a little hard work feels like. Actually, she knows what a lot of hard work feels like. And she’s good a...