women
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Growing a New Era of Women’s Leadership in Uptown Waterloo
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On March 6, the Uptown Waterloo Business Improvement Area (BIA) partnered with the City of Waterloo to host the International Women’s Day Market and the “In Full Bloom” speaker series at the CIGI Campus. During the event, the Uptown Waterloo BIA launched a quarterly women’s entrepreneurs’ collective, and a speaker bureau aimed at increasing visibility and opportunity…
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No Friend to This House reimagines one of Greek myth’s most infamous women
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Greek myths are rarely kind to women, and Natalie Haynes has built a career by proving that they are rarely fair, either. In her most recent novel, No Friend to This House, the British classicist revisits an ancient tragedy through a modern lens. Haynes will discuss the book at the Kitchener Public Library on Mar. 16 as part of her tour,…
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The hidden struggles of women with ADHD: how overlooked symptoms can lead to problems later in life
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This year, my boyfriend was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Having struggled with symptoms for the majority of his life after suggestions of him having the condition were shrugged off when he was a child, he was finally able to seek out proper treatment and support. His diagnosis, coupled with the accumulating number of…
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Job recovery more difficult for women after shutdown, Laurier Economics professor finds
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought newfound economic challenges and adjustments to all Canadians, but especially women. Only recently has there been early research on how particular groups and communities have been impacted by the pandemic and the economic implications that have come with it. been early research on how particular groups and communities have been impacted…
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KW one of the worst safe places for women
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Trigger warning: This story contains mentions of sexual assault and violence. I recently read a news story in The Record titled “Kitchener man sexually assaulted two high school students” that reaffirmed the fears that I’ve had since I was a young teenager. The article discusses a 39-year-old male who attacked a female student just two…
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Finding answers: the debilitating journey of women who seek solutions for their pain
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“We were all just too sensitive. Fatigue too thick to make sense of phone, Trader Joe’s, Laundromat, let alone meeting, party, dance floor. We go away. Sick.” — Dirty River Girl [Bodymap], Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha Standing in the line at Starbucks, I feel it. It creeps up on me — slowly at first. As the…
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Despite what a lawmaker may say, women are powerful
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Just days away from International Women’s Day, Polish EU Lawmaker Janusz Korwin-Mikke, stood up in the EU parliament to voice his opinions on the wage gap between men and women. He told legislature, “Of course women must earn less than men because they are weaker, they are smaller, they are less intelligent; they must earn…
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The Paper Kites hold second largest show at Maxwell’s
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The Paper Kites brought a dreamlike beauty to Waterloo’s Maxwell’s Concerts and Events on Friday night, inviting the audience to enjoy an intimate experience. Horse Thief warmed up the crowd with their greatest hits, most notably ending their performance with their latest song, Another Youth.
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Everything women do is greeted with hate
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A few days ago, I was nonchalantly scrolling through my Instagram feed when I came across a photo of a girl was leaning over a table at McDonald’s and the view was focused clearly on the underside of her dress. Little was left to the imagination and it was probable that she didn’t know what…
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What Trump’s presidency means for women
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If non-Americans think the U.S election will not affect you, welcome to your wake up call. We officially live in a time where the future leader of one of the most powerful countries in the world accepts and encourages racism, sexism and bigotry. He believes Syrian refugees are terrorists. This is the same wave of…
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