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Let’s Discuss Girl Math: Just a Social Media Trend or Something More?
“When we don’t think deeper about what exactly the trend is promoting, we fail to change harmful dialect and discourse.” If you’re on...
Nov 6, 20236 min read

What it Really Means to Hire Diverse Teams
By Patrick David October 2021 The reason why is clear: Diverse teams are better teams. Extensive studies by the folks at HBS, McKinsey,...
Oct 15, 20214 min read

Why Women Carry More, and How to Overcome This
The feminism movement has come a long way. We have earned our right to vote, to work, and to lead. For a while, I never realized how far...
Mar 24, 20215 min read

QWIL EDII Commitments
Although we are an organization that aims to promote and strengthen gender equity in the Commerce society and the workplace, we have not...
Oct 19, 20206 min read

Learning the ropes
About the Author Victoria Staff is a UBC Neuroscience graduate and has recently returned to live in Toronto after studying in Vancouver....
May 8, 20201 min read

Opinion Series: Prudent Powerplayers - How Women Run the Show
Kayla Charchuk: A discussion on media representation of women, females who prompt global change, and societies that have women in leadership
Mar 8, 20206 min read

Speaker Series: Women in Politics with Kathleen Wynne
By: Roya Shidfar Introduction to Women in Politics On the world stage, Canada is seen as a progressive and modern democracy. When...
Oct 15, 20192 min read

Perspectives of a Professional with Loblaw Inc. - An Interview with Sara Jetta
By: Sara Jetta and Suhaana Sidhu Suhaana Sidhu: What led you to pursue a career in digital innovation? Sara Jetta: The simplest way to...
Oct 8, 20194 min read


Speaker Series - Women in Finance with Camilla Sutton
By: Amy Ramsundar Introduction to Women in Finance The past decade has seen significant improvements in gender equality in the workplace,...
Sep 30, 20193 min read

Perspectives of a Professional with Burgundy Asset Management: An Interview with Robyn Ross
By: Robyn Ross and Suhaana Sidhu Suhaana Sidhu: Can you tell us a little bit about your career growth at Burgundy? Robyn Ross: Burgundy...
Sep 16, 20193 min read

A Critique of the Women's March: The Struggle of Intersectionality Amongst a Diverse Crowd
By: Georgia Haynes Georgia Haynes is a second year Concurrent Education student at Queen's University, majoring in Gender Studies. ...
Jul 6, 20193 min read


Chairs, Tables, and Other Systemic Sexism in the Workplace
By: Kate Wallace I work as an intern at an executive head hunting firm, and usually sift through around 20-30 resumes daily. Recently, I...
Jun 27, 20195 min read

Three Stories, One Purpose
We recently joined Q.WIL as Frosh Representatives. These are our stories of why we became inspired to join the Q.WIL team: Nicole...
Nov 13, 20174 min read
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