As a third year university student, I am lucky to say I haven’t experienced a substantial act of hate that I can vividly recall. The Alberta Hate Crimes Committee defines a hate crime as “Any criminal offence committed against a person or property, which is motivated in whole or in part by the suspects’ hate, […]
Addressing the historical lack of women in Dentistry
My name is Tasha, and I am a dental student at the University of Alberta. For my stretch, I have decided to work closer to home. As a dental student, I noticed that there is a lack of female mentorship due to the historical lack of women in the program. According to the ADEA, just […]
Parity and Politics
Hello PLLC blog readers! My name is Amanda McIvor and I am currently a first (and a half?) year scholar with the Peter Lougheed Leadership College. Throughout this past year, as part of the college, there were two main things that I learnt rather quickly about myself. I am not a super fantastic writer. Not […]
Gender Parity in Grande Prairie: 22% Isn’t Good Enough
Xaverie’s Previous Blog Peter Lougheed Leadership Scholar Xaverie MacLennan ponders the importance of equal representation of women on City Council in Grande Prairie. 68% of Grande Prairie’s residents are under the age of 45. I belong to this age group, and am also a part of the 43% of residents that identify as female, as reported […]
PLLC Stretch 