- Dev Team
- 07 Jul 2017
A Letter from the Editor and Publisher
By Andrea Fernandes I vividly remember the rage I felt when my kindergarten teacher complimented my beautiful French Braid. She told me my mother had done a lovely job. The problem was, it was my fath...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- Victoria Somers
- 07 Jul 2017
No Dick Pics Please…A Preview!
Exploring the fascinating world of online dating. By Victoria Somers The talent that brought the award-winning Borderline Me to the Hamilton Fringe Festival is back with a new production directed by G...
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- Erika Wagner
- 07 Jul 2017
Riding the Road of Persistence
Breaking down barriers, assumptions and preconceived notions By Ericka Wagner Motorcycles: is there any other word quite like it to invoke an image of effortless cool, danger, sex appeal, daring…....
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- Alexis Fletcher
- 07 Jul 2017
Are Freckles a Fault?
Ignoring societal pressures to look a certain way and embracing beauty. By Alexis Fletcher I remember when I was an aesthetician many years ago and I went to a fancy spa for a special event. They had ...
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- Mary Louise Pigott
- 08 Feb 2017
I’m With Her…And Her…And Her…
One woman’s account of marching on the U.S. capitol Like many women in the US, Canada, and around the world, I was looking forward to the election of the first female US President. While many na...
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- Denise Christopherson
- 05 Oct 2015
When We Fail to Recognize Women Leaders, We Fail our City’s Future
In July, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) released The Best and Worst Places to be a Woman in Canada, a report that ranks cities based on five areas: economic security, leadership, h...
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- Dev Team
- 15 Apr 2015
Celebrating women helps to create future leaders
Last month, 500 young women from Hamilton secondary schools gathered at Liuna Station for the Totally Awesome Young Women’s Breakfast. The annual event, which was hosted by YWCA Hamilton, allowed yo...
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