Mica Francis Women’s Support Worker, Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre & Sexual Assault Services (AWRCSASA)YIP Intern (1999) In 1999, Mica Francis graduated from StFX University at the top of her class with a BA in Human Kinetics, with an advanced major in Women...
Tsigie Haile Executive Director, Organization for Women in Self Employment (WISE)Asset-Based Community Development (2015) / ENGAGE partner In 1993, Tsigie Haile established WISE – which stands for Women in Self Employment. WISE provides a space for women’s...
Hanna Chisholm CEO/Founder, EggcitablesWallace Family Internship (2017) With a passion for food, sustainability and entrepreneurship Hannah Chisholm created and launched Eggcitables. Eggcitables’ flagship product is a chickpea alternative to eggs. All products...
Denise McLeod Professor, Community Organizer, ArtistIndigenous Women in Community Leadership, 2019 As part of the last generation of the ‘Sixties Scoop’, Denise, who is originally from Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, was raised in the north-west of Toronto by a...
Tuesday, March 8 – International Women’s Day – Global Affairs Canada announced a $67.5 million investment “for projects putting gender equality at heart of climate action”. The investment includes $14.8 million for Rural Women Cultivating...