Almost 500 female high school students shared their pledges to create social change at YWCA Hamilton’s Totally Awesome Young Women’s Breakfast. “I pledge to take …
10 apps we can’t live without
There’s an app for everything but here are our current favourites that will keep you on top of things. 1. Mommy Monitor (coming soon to …
Ambitious entrepreneurs are lonelier than you think
A Harvard Business Review survey suggests that half of CEOs report experiencing feelings of loneliness in their role. It was a gloomy summer morning when …
Award Season 2018: The Year of Female Empowerment
Just like that, award season came and went – or at least that’s what it felt like. The last 6 months or so have been …
Walking on the Moon delivers key lessons on B2B selling
Walking on the Moon (WOTM) is author and entrepreneur Lisa Shepherd’s third book. Written as a business fable, it tells the story of John Davidson, …
Toronto women march on anniversary of global march
TORONTO, Jan. 17, 2018 /CNW/ – On the anniversary of the historic global Women’s March, Toronto organizers are planning a march on Saturday, January 20 to unite communities against hate and …
National Housing Strategy includes a gender-lens
On November 2, 2017, over 100 YWCA staff and volunteers from across Canada visited Parliament Hill to lobby for a gender-lens on the National Housing …
Meghan Markle: Smashing glass ceilings with glass slippers
Meghan Markle first caught our attention as Rachel on the legal drama series ‘Suits’ but throughout her career, she has also been a long time …
Investigation of Women & Diversity in Executive and Community Leadership
This 2017 report is the second installment of the Women & Diversity EXCLerator Project, the first comprehensive investigation into diverse leadership representation in Hamilton and …