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Women of Influence Awards: Canada [ edit ] Women of Influence bills itself as a community dedicated to the celebration of the accomplishments and character of diverse women across Canada. Through events, courses, retreats, and a dynamic website of articles and spotlights, Women of Influence concentrates on changing the system and empowering women, not laying blame. Direct from the website and encapsulating the organization are four taglines: Get inspired; get connected; get informed; and get ahead. (https://www.womenofinfluence.ca/ )
2020 Award Recipients [ edit ]
Sally Armstrong
Journalist | WoI Lifetime Achievement
https://rrj.ca/sally-armstrong-the-editor-who-changed-womens-magazines/
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=sally+armstrong&qpvt=sally+armstrong&FORM=VDRE
Testing 1, 2, 3
Autumn Peltier
Water Commissioner
http://etfovoice.ca/feature/interview-autumn-peltier
https://therising.co/2019/10/04/meet-activist-autumn-peltier-the-young-water-warrior-making-a-splash/
Ishita Aggarwal
Non-profit Founder, Mom's the Word
https://canadianimmigrant.ca/canadas-top-25-immigrants/canadas-top-25-immigrants-2017/ishita-aggarwal
http://www.shedoesthecity.com/ishita-aggarwal-founder-of-moms-the-word-and-loreal-paris-women-of-worth-honourees-hopes-to-use-10000-prize-to-help-support-low-income-mothers
Bianca Andreescu
Pro Tennis Player
https://www.wtatennis.com/players/325088/bianca-andreescu
Jann Arden
Singer | Songwriter
Marion Buller
Chief Commissioner, National Inquiry into Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls
Gina Cody
Ph D in Building Engineering
Taya Cook
Real Estate Developer
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/reina-all-female-development-toronto-1.5153507
https://www.canadianarchitect.com/torontos-all-women-real-estate-development-team-breaks-new-ground-in-etobicoke%E2%80%A8/
Nathalie Crosbie
Director of Artificial Intelligence Strategy, BMO Financial Group
https://www.ryerson.ca/svz/about/coaches/NathalieCrosbie/
https://www.visualcv.com/ncrosbie/
Rola Dagher
President, Cisco Systems Canada
https://www.corporateknights.com/channels/leadership/women-leadership-ciscos-rola-dagher-says-giving-never-option-15616369/
https://www.canadiansme.ca/the-face-of-cisco-canada-rola-dagher/
Teara Fraser
Founder and CEO, Iskwew Air
http://raveninstitute.ca/our-people
https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/indigenous-woman-finds-her-wings-flight-over-botswana
https://youtu.be/KZF_23jceK4
Shari Graydon
Founder & Catalyst, Informed Opinions
https://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/ProfessionalDevelopment/InitiativeForWomenInBusiness/Faculty-and-Instructors/GraydonShari
http://www.annickpress.com/author/Shari--Graydon
Joanna Griffiths
Founder & CEO, Knix
https://discover.rbcroyalbank.com/founder-of-knix-joanna-griffiths-on-building-a-mission-driven-business-imadethis/
http://leanincanada.com/speaker/joanna-griffiths/
Brooke Henderson
Pro Golfer
Amanda Jette Knox
Writer | Advocate LGBTQ+ rights and education
https://www.amandajetteknox.com/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3527192/My-wife-finally-comfortable-skin-Mother-three-husband-20-YEARS-came-transgender-insists-happiest-been.html
Candies Kotchapaw
Founder & Executive Director, Developing Young Leaders of Tomorrow, Today (DYLOTT)
http://www.100blackpearls.com/pro/20190731110124
http://www.dylott.com/about/
Brandi Leifso
Founder & CEO, Evio Beauty Group
https://www.flare.com/how-i-made-it/brandi-leifso/
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/evio-brandi-leifso-aurora-133545380.html
Caro Loutfi
Executive Director, Apathy is Boring
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9IK4XO7oX0
https://www.opencanada.org/features/three-ways-inspire-more-global-activism/
Rina Rovinelli
Co-Founder, Speaker Slam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIzVYkEN4Pc
https://the5amhustle.wordpress.com/
Hanadi Saad
Human Rights Activist & President, Justice Femme
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/after-secularism-law-women-ask-what-now-1.5187806
https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/8gkkna/new-survey-exposing-quebecs-islamophobia-is-just-tip-of-iceberg-muslim-group-says
Vivene Salmon
Lawyer & President, Canadian Bar Association
https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/general/cba-announces-vivene-salmon-as-president/303861
https://www.lexisnexis.ca/en-ca/ihc/2019-08/vivene-salmon.page
Louise Sertsis
Founder, Advanced Freedom
http://www.shonalouise.com/2019/01/in-conversation-with-louise-sertsis.html
https://www.advancedfreedom.com/about
Keisha & Teagan Simpson
Co-Founders, Live Life Unfiltered
https://blog.ubishops.ca/live-life-unfiltered-the-social-media-movement-that-reflects-the-truth/
https://www.ted.com/talks/keisha_and_teagan_simpson_can_our_body_image_handle_social_media_live_life_unfiltered
Donna Strickland
Physicist & Professor, University of Waterloo
Jess Tomlin & Jessica Houssian
Co-CEOs, Equality Fund
https://equalityfund.ca/
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/innovative-multi-million-dollar-and-multi-sector-funding-mechanism-to-directly-support-womens-rights-organizations-globally-683697311.html
Sue Tomney
CEO, YW Calgary
https://www.ywcalgary.ca/about-us/executive-team/
https://calgaryherald.com/business/local-business/parker-ywca-moves-forward-with-fresh-identity-purpose
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon [ edit ] For Open Education Week 2020 (March 2-6), select Ontario's post-secondary institutions are holding a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Given Open Education week's proximity to International Women's Day and evidence of the under-representation of women's voices in Wikipedia, both in terms of subjects of entries and contributors to those entries, all participating institutions are minding this gap and working toward bridging.
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