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The Flying Seven Canadian women pilots

Community

Rejected by the Air Force, These Seven Women Pilots Still Helped Canada Win the Second World War

85 years ago, the Flying Seven took off in Vancouver.

Community

Meet the Few Women With Vancouver Streets Named After Them

Of Vancouver’s several hundred streets, fewer than two dozen are named for women.

Style

Canadian Women Launch Power Suits and Vegan Pouches to Celebrate International Women’s Day

Empowering collaborations and an RBG tribute T-shirt.

Maiden Tracy Edwards documentary

Impact

The All-Women Yacht That Changed the Face of Competitive Sailing

We met the Maiden crew when they were moored in Vancouver.

Jen Sookfong Lee

Beauty

How Inclusive Makeup Tutorials Helped Me Love My Asian Eyelids

Finding the right brushes, techniques, and foundation suited to my skin.

Maiden Tracy Edwards documentary

Impact

The Maiden Factor

Girl Power.

The boat that was helmed by the first all-women Whitbread Round the World Race crew visits Vancouver.

Personal Essay

Essay

Glowing Up

The Complex Relationship Between Women and Makeup

My personal relationship with beauty will always be complex and imperfect. I cannot ignore the commercial aspect of applying eyeshadow and buying that new blush. But with my makeup on, I feel like a person who is capable, whose highlighted and powdered face indicates that I actually like myself. At 42, this is a magical feeling.

Moving Still

Arts

Moving Still: Performative Photography in India

Female Forms.

The history and trajectory of conceptual photography in India is explored in a new exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Community

International Women’s Day

You go, girls.

In honour of International Women’s Day, we look back at some of our best stories about women at the top of their game.