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The deadline for applications has now passed. Please check in later for future opportunities. Don’t see the job posting you want but think you’re meant to work here? Send your experience and resume to info@girlsforward.ca Content Marketing Coordinator WHAT IS…

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#GivingTuesday Letter from Stephanie Labbé

Dear Fast and Female Community, What an incredible year it has been for Canadian women athletes in sport! I’ve reflected a lot about this past summer in Tokyo, bringing home gold as the goalkeeper for our Canadian Olympic Women’s Soccer…

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Fast and Female 2020 Impact Report

It’s hard to find the words to describe 2020. We know the devastating impacts that the pandemic has had on girls and women. We also see the hope and possibilities – the confidence, holistic health benefits and future leadership skills-…

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On the Dualities of Supporting Team Canada

The International Olympic Committee is undoubtedly racist, misogynist, oppressive and classist. How do I support the games when I know the people in charge systematically keep certain people out? There is no secret agenda, it is right there for all…

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Statement On Islamophobic Attack in London, Ontario

Trigger warning The following statement includes mention of Islamophobia, murder and violence against children.   On Sunday, June 6, 2021, four members of a Muslim, Pakistani-Canadian family: Salman Afzaal, 46, Madiha Salman, 44, Yumma Salman, 15, and Talat Afzaal, 74,…

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In Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples

Trigger warning The following statement includes mention of residential schools, systemic, structural and systematic modes of oppression, and violence against children Support is available for anyone affected by residential schools' intergenerational trauma, and those triggered by the latest reports.  The…

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