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Women’s Financial Independence: A Global and Canadian Perspective By K. Kamal | November 15, 2024 Achieving financial independence is a key pillar of gender equality, enabling women to make autonomous life choices, secure their financial futures, and actively contribute to the economy. While significant progress has been made in countries like Canada, challenges remain both […]

It is the same thing every morning: As soon as I am awake and ready to start my day, and before reaching up to rub my eyes, I grab my phone…

The OCIC Youth Policymaker’s Hub (YPH) convened in January for our 2023 Retreat. Following a dinner get-together, the next day we were joined by…

In March 2023, several delegates from OCIC’s networks travelled to New York to participate in the United Nations 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67)…

One winter morning in 2022, I was fixing my usual breakfast: yogurt, fruit, coffee, maybe an egg or two. I reached for the blueberries in my fridge – the tiny printed label read…

Almost eight years ago, the United Nations (UN) established the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. During this time all UN Member States…

Growing up, I was raised to believe in the healing powers of water. If I got a scrape, I was told to go soak it off in the ocean to prevent infection…

As a young activist seeking change, oftentimes common world issues seem too complex, almost impossible to deal with. And, that’s true, they are…