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Career

Maureen McTeer

The ‘DEI hire’ trope isn’t new — it’s been used against women for decades: McTeer  

DEI (short for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) is all the rage these days. It is used to mean positive affirmative action by some and as a mean put-down by others who c…
By Maureen A. McTeer
Maureen McTeer

Am I a DEI hire? What leaders can do to challenge this trope

Years ago, when I joined a board, a director looked at me, full of curiosity, and asked me what my qualifications were. The subtext was, “What can you as a young, Black w…
By Mante Molepo
Anita Nowak

Anita Nowak’s new book shares the secret to living – and working – more empathically 

When was the last time you practiced purposeful empathy?  It may not be a phrase that immediately springs to mind, but for Anita Nowak, it’s top of mind both persona…
By Lisa Thibodeau
Anita Nowak
Curated

Businesses led by women rejuvenate a formerly dusty Yellowknife mall

https://cabinradio.ca/189872/news/yellowknife/businesses-led-by-women-rejuvenate-a-formerly-dusty-yellowknife-mall/
Curated

I gave up teaching to make bannock full-time

https://chatelaine.com/food/bannock-food-memoir/
Curated

Team’s soapbox entry aims to encourage women

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq55k49n218o.amp
Curated

Is economics a losing game for women?

https://www.ft.com/content/e1d2a4d4-df3e-43ac-ba67-0aaf6b51dc45
Curated

Diamond disruption: How women are breaking into this hyper-male industry

https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethpearson/2024/06/19/diamond-disruption-how-women-are-breaking-into-this-hyper-male-industry/