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		<title>Five reasons why  women of colour in Ottawa need to volunteer with Empower&#8217;em.</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We explore 5 solid reasons why you need to join Empower'em]]></description>
		
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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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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2020 01:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nayaelah explores why Ottawa needs more representation and diversity in the workplace]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 15:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In honour of the holiday season that continues today with Lunar year festivities, Empower&#8217;em&#8217;s very talented Paris reminds us to be conscious of our privileges and blessings in life.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Real Series: Nayaelah Siddiqui</title>
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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>How I Balance School, Work and a Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2019 00:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many find post-secondary stressful because of the workload received on a weekly basis. There are so many learning curves and challenges every day. It can be tough sometimes. Imagine having to go to school full-time and on top of that work 20-30 hours a week....]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Real Series September Special</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gabriella Mieres]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 12:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the Real Series this month, I will be talking about my own reproductive health journey. This is the story about how I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 19 years old. To listen to my story, please play the following video.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>The Freshest Freshman Advice</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gabriella Mieres]]></dc:creator>
		<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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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gabriella Mieres]]></dc:creator>
		<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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