Thoughts

A journey of sacrifice and connection

Like most business owners, I worked hard to get to where I am as a Senior Wealth Advisor at CIBC, and I pride myself on the successful practice I’ve built. It reflects de…

Chappell Roan vs. the Internet: The fight for women who set boundaries

Chappell Roan @ Hollywood Palladium – Photo by Justin Higuchi If you’ve been anywhere on the internet lately, you may find it hard to escape the news surrounding Chapp…

By Sabrina Barkdoll

Reflecting on Persons Day: We may be people, but are women really equal?

Today marks a significant anniversary in Canada: the 95th celebration of Persons Day. This historic day commemorates the 1929 decision that finally recognized wo…

By Lisa Thibodeau

Why getting my name right matters

I have a complicated relationship with my name. Tudor. It’s different, right? You probably don’t have a friend named Tudor. In my younger years I accepted that p…

By Tudor Robins

Coercive control

Coercive control must be criminalized in Canada to protect women

It started slowly, insidiously, and incrementally. I had taken a job overseas as a communications professional and volunteer working with disenfranchised inner-city yo…

Coercive control

How losing my husband inspired me to be vulnerable

I was at my daughter's dance recital when I got the news that would change our lives: My husband, Harry, had cancer. Harry and I met in Germany when I had just turned …

By Cathy Thorpe

‘It’s not cute anymore’: My journey through the corporate world with a speech impediment

It took two years for my coworkers to get my name right. With a name like Adriana, the mispronunciation wasn’t malicious — it’s just not a common name. And the consistenc…

By Adriana Sgromo

I got an IUD for my 50th birthday: The worst gift ever

No refunds or exchanges — the shocking truth about periods and perimenopause Menopause brings an end to menstruation, but leading up to this “rite of passage,” m…

By Nathaly Houston