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Introducing our new President and CEO! A Q&A with Paulette Senior

Introducing our new President and CEO! A Q&A with Paulette Senior

Jessica Howard2018-06-28T14:56:12+00:00October 13, 2016|Corporate, Empowering girls, Gender-based violence, Women in media, Women’s poverty|

As a young newcomer to Canada, Paulette Senior wouldn’t have envisioned herself where she is today—stepping into the role of President and CEO at the Canadian Women’s Foundation.

She was 11 when she moved from her grandmother’s home in Jamaica to join her family in Canada, and struggled with culture shock and a new school. “The school system didn’t really value me and didn’t really see me as bright and capable; in fact, it told me the opposite.”

One of Paulette’s teachers decided she didn’t belong in her grade level, so she was streamed into “an incredibly basic form of education”. But when a different teacher later recognized she didn’t belong there, she got the chance to re-join the regular stream.

Elizabeth’s Story: Being Mentally Healthy

Elizabeth’s Story: Being Mentally Healthy

Jessica Howard2017-12-19T16:51:15+00:00October 4, 2016|Impact stories, SHE Magazine, Women’s poverty|

After taking a self-employment program, Elizabeth Anderson is turning her passion for public speaking and writing into a business that helps people flourish in spite of mental illness. As told to Jessica Howard.

In 1995, I was diagnosed with schizophrenia. In the years before that, I struggled with paranoia and depression, as well as taking care of myself on a daily basis. I had also left university because I couldn’t keep up with my classes. By the time I was diagnosed, I didn’t know that I would ever recover.

How much will the new school year cost your family?

How much will the new school year cost your family?

Morgan Radbourne2017-12-19T16:52:39+00:00September 8, 2016|Empowering girls, Infographics, Women’s poverty|

For some low-income families, sending kids back to school can break the bank.

Right now, school hallways are probably the cleanest they’ll be all year, but soon the floors will soon be scuffed by the soles of new running shoes and littered with discarded lunches.

Between new books, knapsacks and after-school care, heading back to school is expensive. For single women who are raising children, the cost of a new school year can hit especially hard. About 1 in 5 single mothers in Canada are living on a low income. In 2011, the median annual income for single mothers with children under 6 was $21,200. With little money left after paying for food and rent, many moms are forced to turn down their children’s request for dance lessons and the tech gadgets their friends have.

You Can Bet Your Bottom 72 Cents that the Gender Wage Gap Still Exists

You Can Bet Your Bottom 72 Cents that the Gender Wage Gap Still Exists

Morgan Radbourne2017-12-19T16:57:25+00:00July 4, 2016|Infographics, Posters, SHE Magazine, Women’s poverty|

The city of London, England is famous for its “Mind the Gap” warning which echoes through the public transit system. It cautions riders about the space between the train and the subway platform.

But the warning is also relevant to women around the world as they navigate their careers – there's a gap that's harder to see, impossible to step over, and considerably less charming.

The gender wage gap is the difference in income that women earn when compared to men. Some attribute the wage gap to the fact that women tend to be concentrated in undervalued, low-paying jobs, and make up the majority of part-time workers.

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