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The Role of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Pandemic Recovery
As Canada starts to center on post-pandemic financial recuperation, supporting women business people is more basic than ever sometime recently. It is evident that auxiliary boundaries long-faced by women business visionaries have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and swift activity is required to assist women entrepreneurs to recapture their balance and contribute to Canada’s recuperation …
Wage Gap
One of the many challenges facing women and minorities in the business community is a disparity in pay. This problem actually exists throughout the economy in virtually every industry and sector. Research in 2019 found that women made, on average, 78.6 cents for every dollar that their male counterparts with similar experience and education made …
Emancipation Day
After many years of advocacy, Canada marked its first official Emancipation Day holiday today, August 1, 2021. This holiday commemorates the signing of the Slavery Abolition Act in the UK on August 1, 1834. Prior to that, slavery had been a legal practice in the UK and UK colonies, including Canada, where it was a …
Nadine Spencer Highlights Barriers Faced by Black Women Entrepreneurs in Canada
A national report led by the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) has shed light on the financial challenges faced by Black female entrepreneurs in Canada. According to the study, a vast majority of these business owners face significant barriers to financing — an issue made worse by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. …
Les banques doivent révéler certaines données sur les demandeurs de prêt
OTTAWA — Les banques canadiennes devraient être tenues de divulguer des données sur la race, le sexe, le revenu et le lieu d’habitation pour assurer un accès plus équitable au crédit et aux prêts, affirment des organisations représentant des propriétaires d’entreprises racialisés et autochtones. Ces organisations demandent l’intervention du gouvernement fédéral. Selon la présidente de …
Black History Month
As we make our way into Black History Month, we have the opportunity to look back at both the accomplishments of the Black community and also how people of color have been treated over the years. While there is a lot to lament in our history, what is most distressing is how little appears to …
When They See Us. When WE See Us.
The series @whentheyseeus still resonates with me deeply. So much in this brilliant story of the #exonerated5 told by Ava Duvarnay @ava. For me, other than the injustice of the legal system, racism, and the myriad of other issues Black people face, is the absolute resilience of the five men. As Black people, we are strong, because we have to …
I Never Loose, Either I Win, or I Learn
My purpose in life is the continuous pursuit of greater knowledge and enlightenment. Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” When Oprah Winfrey was asked by an interviewer what she “knew for sure,” she was stumped. After the interview, she had time to reflect on …