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Girls Action Foundation: How Do We Empower Girls in Canada?

Saman Ahsan | Posted 05.20.2013 | Canada Impact
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Saman Ahsan

As Canadian girls grow up, they're told time and again that they can be whoever they want to be. The reality is far less ideal. Despite having more educational opportunities than ever, many girls are still confronted with violence and low self-esteem - sometimes with grave consequences.

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How to Survive Raising Teens Without Losing Your Mind

Ann Kaplan | Posted 01.02.2013 | Canada Living
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Ann Kaplan

I was lost. A mother of six with four hormonal teenagers -- that in itself, even spouting out the words is enough to drive anyone to a liquored-stupor. But I am not here to tell you what you already know or what you fear, I want to share my survival skills, how I managed to keep myself together, or appear to and hope that some good comes out of my experience.

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