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How Do We Advance Women in STEM?

Doina Oncel | Posted 06.13.2013 | Canada Impact
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Doina Oncel

We need to start focusing on investing in the education of the next generation of women. Times change and so do behaviours. People from our generation feel as though they have the responsibility to change how opportunities are presented and make sure that fairness is given to all that follow.

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Will Conventions Stop Using Breasts to Attract Males?

Kyle Bachan | Posted 05.22.2013 | Canada
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Kyle Bachan

If you've ever been to any sort of male-heavy convention, such as comic book/sci-fi or tech ones, then you've probably seen the anachronistic phenomenon known as booth babes. For the uninitiated, booth babes are women who are dressed in as little clothing as possible for the sole purpose of attracting more attendees to their vendors. They're essentially signposts with boobs. That this advertising model is cheaper and easier to deploy than traditional ones, has led to its inclusion on convention floors around the world. Still, it hasn't come without its criticisms and some have chosen to leave this practice in the past altogether.

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Why More Women Don't Work in Tech

Doina Oncel | Posted 02.12.2013 | Canada Business
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Doina Oncel

When it comes to technology and social media, the opportunities for young women in this sector are limited. Once girls are finally introduced to such studies, if they are introduced at all, they find that they also have to battle with the fact that as a girl, they have to think about other factors such as being "normal" teenagers and learning new things, such as being one.

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Sorry Guys, The Ladies Are Taking Over Technology

The Huffington Post Canada | Maya Hamovitch | Posted 06.12.2012 | Canada Living
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Technology is giving new meaning to girl power. While it's commonly believed men are the tech industry’s most coveted market, a body of evidence...

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