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Finding confidence in a brand-new industry: Nicole Stratychuk

Please tell us a bit about yourself and your career path. I grew up in Lethbridge in the city and wasn’t involved in farming at all. I we...

Leading the way on Ag human resources in Canada - and at home

Sara Mann is working in a niche area of research, but one that is critical to the Canadian agriculture industry. An associate professor a...

Shoulder to shoulder: Working towards a stronger industry

Mary Robinson has deep roots in agriculture, so it’s no surprise that outside of her work in her family ag business she’s dedicating her ...

Open letter - Why we're STILL talking about women in ag

An important conversation was started by a tweet recently and expanded upon in an op-ed in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix. The tweet many pe...

Closing the Gap

Earlier this week, I wrote about the Gender Wage Gap. With the current rate of change staying equal, the World Economic Forum estimates t...

Gender Wage Gap 101

Is it 85 cents that women make compared to every dollar men make? Or is it 79 cents? Is that for full time work? What about education and...

5 Tips and Tricks for Networking from Someone Who Dreads Networking

In general, many people who know me would likely say that I can hold my own at a networking event, That being said, I do find that it ca...

AWN Launches Pilot Mentorship Program

“Catalyst” I’ve been looking for a word. A word that would describe how it is that the Ag Women’s Network is presenting a mentorship pro...

Sometimes you just have to go for it!

Have you ever come across a cool opportunity but hesitated because you didn't think you could do it? I've been there and done that. Thoug...

The many titles of the modern farmwoman

Dairy farmers like Julia Booijink have many labels. Mom, wife, producer, and business owner are just a few of them. Julia Booijink was a w...

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