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Guest blogger Hannah Tighe gives an excellent breakdown of what privilege is, as well as how you can identify it and work to dismantle it.

Want to hold a women’s empowerment event and ensure that there are no barriers to prevent women from participating? Here’s ten tips.

The Women’s Advocacy Voice of Edmonton meets at City Hall on the third Tuesday of every month. In many ways, it’s a regular committee of council with agenda items, and motions, and guest speakers. In some ways, we do things a little differently. Every meeting, WAVE Chair Sandra Woitas reads us a story. Sandra is

WAVE member Tanya Edison shares her personal story about learning, and how it has shaped the way she teaches others.

The Women’s Leadership Award was established by the Women’s Initiative in 2017 as part of our vision to create a city full of opportunities for women’s voices, intelligence, wisdom and leadership to shine. The award is given to someone who exemplifies the qualities of service, vision, and commitment to improving the realities of many. This

Do you suffer from the “princess syndrome” in your workplace? WAVE member Carrie Vos shares her perspectives on how to find greater equality in male-dominated fields.

Thanks to WAVE Committee member Carrie Vos for writing and researching this blog!

WAVE’s Dunia Nur provides insight on self-care when volunteering and advocating in the community. The importance of structure and routine, honouring your emotional and intellectual labour, and why it’s OK to say no are some of the topics she covers from her own personal experiences.