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		<title>Why Ottawa should do better when it comes to representation and diversity in the workplace</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nayaelah explores why Ottawa needs more representation and diversity in the workplace]]></description>
		
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		<title>Period Poverty 101</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gabriella Mieres]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[In honour of Empower&#8217;em&#8217;s annual sanitary product drive, we called in an expert to educate our audience on period poverty. The following is a short interview with Meghan the creator of Period Packs, a local organization in Ottawa focused on providing access to menstrual health...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Real Series: Nayaelah Siddiqui</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gabriella Mieres]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Oct 2019 15:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This month is Global Diversity Awareness Month so this interview entails discourse about women of colour in the workplace and the challenges they face in Canada. This interview has been conducted as a podcast and broken down into individual recordings. Nayaelah Siddiqui is the creator...]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>The Freshest Freshman Advice</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2019 00:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You are about to enter some unfamiliar territory. Beware, for there are snakes, traps and even more snakes up ahead. But don’t worry my fresh-faced Freshman: I have been there before and I can guarantee it will all work out! You’re heading off into your...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Real series: Cyndia Mondésir</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 16:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: The thoughts and ideas expressed in this article do not belong to Empower&#8217;em. Trigger warnings: racism, assault. Cyndia Mondésir is a 21-year-old black feminist leader with a deep commitment to positive and progressive social change. She is an activist, a survivor, and a writer that studies...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>WCT Women’s market: Passion Projects</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gabriella Mieres]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 16:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Women’s market hosted at Shopify by the Women in Communications and Technology organization on Wednesday, July 17 had a great turn out for female entrepreneurs. This market was created to give a leg up on female entrepreneurs that are starting their businesses. This market...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The “Social Justice” – Should you or should you not call out your workplace/industry sexual harassers on social media?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Drashti Shah]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 00:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Trigger warning: rape culture and sexual assault. Empower’em disclaimer: The opinions and ideas expressed in this article do not belong to Empower’em. Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. The opinions expressed in these articles should not be considered as legal advice. In case of confusion...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Real series: Victoria Tenasco</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gabriella Mieres]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 16:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Empower&#8217;em&#8217;s first official woman of the month is Victoria Tenasco. She is an indigenous woman of Algonquin Anishinabekwe descent. Her goal is to revive indigenous culture in both social and academic contexts. Her perseverance in raising awareness about important cultural issues, such as the stigma...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Soft Panel and Art Show</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gabriella Mieres]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2019 01:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, the Feminist Twins held an event that gave artists a platform to share their experiences and expertise at the allsaints Event Space in downtown Ottawa. The panellists included Frizz Kid, a Toronto-based illustrator and writer; Lucky Little Queer, an Ottawa-based nonbinary freelance artist;...]]></description>
		
		
		
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