This blog came out of the need to gather as women in a difficult environment. We would see each other once a month, and let out our frustrations and thoughts on the world.
From this gathering, we realized that one of the themes that always came back was how we constantly felt silenced and pushed down by the people in our lives.
Hence, the idea for this space where we can express ourselves, be heard, and hopefully inspire other women to do the same.
Ce blog est né de la nécessité de se rassembler en tant que femmes dans un environnement difficile. Nous nous voyions une fois pqr mois et laissions échapper nos frustrations et nos pensées sur le monde. De ce rassemblement, nous avons réalisé que l’un des thèmes qui revenqit toujours était la façon dont nous nous sentions constemment réduites au silence par les gens dans notre vie.
L’idée nous est alors venue de créer cet espace pour nous exprimer, être entendues et, espérons-le, inspirer d’autres femmes à faire de même.
Mahault Albarracin
Mahault is a sexologist finishing her master’s degree in gender and media studies. She has experienced different fields from Yoga, to Academia to Tech, and traveled around south-eastern Asia, Europe and America. Her perspective is constructivitst, Queer and intersectional. Her aim with this blog is to deconstruct pre-conceived notions about a fixed world, and allow for new and exciting possibilities to shine through.
Mahault est sexologue et termine sa maîtrise en études de genre et médias. Elle a connu différents domaines, du yoga à l’académie en passant par l’industrie technologique, et a voyagé en Asie du Sud-Est, en Europe et en Amérique. Sa perspective est constructiviste, Queer et intersectionnelle. Son but avec ce blog est de déconstruire des notions préconçues sur un monde fixe, et de laisser transparaître de nouvelles et passionnantes possibilités.
Stephanie
Stephanie is a web developer who living in Montreal, Quebec. She moved there in 2010 from Ontario to study Computer Science at McGill University. She has an interest in healthcare technology, the domain where she has most experience. In her spare time, she enjoys participating in local folk music and traditions including contra dance and traditional irish and quebecois music. Her goal in blogging is to share her perspective and connect with her peers in a positive space.
Stephanie est une développeuse Web qui vit à Montréal, Québec. Originaire d’Ontario, elle a déménagé à Montréal pour étudier l’informatique à l’Université McGill. Elle s’intéresse aux technologies des soins de santé, un domaine dans lequel elle compte plusieurs années d’expérience. Pendant ses loisirs, elle aime participer aux traditions folkloriques locales, notamment la contredanse et la musique traditionnelle irlandaise et québécoise. Son but pour sa participation à ce blog est de partager sa perspective et de maintenir un dialogue avec avec ses pairs dans un espace positif.
Morgane
Morgane est une jeune femme de 29 et résidant en Bretagne, France.
Après des études de musicologie et de cinéma, elle se lance dans un Master en sciences de l’éducation en enchaînant les petits boulots tout au long de son cursus.
Fâchée avec le monde du travail et la société de consommation qui lui volent trop de morceaux de sa vie, Morgane devient artisane en bijouterie à son compte et se passionne pour son métier depuis plus de 5 ans.
Jeune maman, grande amoureuse, et féministe, elle mène désormais une vie choisie et pleine de simplicités, entre vie familiale, sociale & professionnelle.
Livres & musique, bières, enclume & jouets d’enfants rythment sa vie, le tout saupoudré de beaucoup d’amour, d’amitiés et de joies douces!
Captivée par la question de l’éducation des enfants et de la maternité, Morgane souhaite partager son modeste point de vue sur ce blog, et est fière de pouvoir contribuer à cet espace de libération de la parole des femmes de ce monde.
Morgane is a young woman of 29 and residing in Brittany, France.After studying musicology and cinema, she embarks on a Master’s degree in education sciences by chaining odd jobs throughout her course. working world and the consumer society that steal too much from her life, Morgane becomes a jeweler in her own business and has been passionate about her job for more than 5 years. A young mother, a great lover, and a feminist, she now leads a life chosen and full of simplicity, between family life, social & professional.Books & music, beer, anvil & children’s toys punctuate his life, all sprinkled with lots of love, friendships and sweet joys! Through the issue of child rearing and motherhood, Morgane wants to share her modest perspective on this blog, and is proud to be able to contribute to this space of free speech of the women of this world.
Rebecca
Rebecca is a traveller and activist on a mission to build community capable of developing alternatives to our currently unsustainable food and living systems. She has experience in the food industry, tall ship sailing and urban agriculture and is generally found either feeding people dumpster dived delights, dancing barefoot or raving about permaculture. Through this blog she hopes to share an insight into her adventures in nomadic, minimalist travel and yes, to inspire and empower others who hold a desire to wander and lead positive change in the world.
Tess
Tess is a research engineer in AI applied to healthcare but also hold a master in physics. She moved to Montreal from France to start her career in 2017 and has quickly adopted the brunch culture. She can be found in most plant nurseries, looking for rare and exotic specimens; she also likes crafting (drawing, origami, ceramics…) and baking sweets. With this blog, she’d like to create a positive space for women in science and share slices of life.
Noga
Noga is a Neuroscience student at McGill University. Having immigrated to Canada in 2010, she has research experience in anything bio (bioinformatics, neurobiology, bioethics, biosecurity, and bioengineering). When she doesn’t struggle to engineer viruses the lab, she enjoys the simple things of life: eating at a new Montreal restaurant or enjoying a local craft beer. Her goal through the blog is to provide missing resources for immigrant women and women in science.
Olivia
Olivia is a 25 year old resident of Ohio. She’s an avid reader who enjoys writing (duh), politics, feminism, traveling and spending time with her husband Erik, pitbull Luke and her two cats Tom and Gemini. Her writing focuses on elements of her life that bring her joy (with some rants thrown in) as well as her experience as a Latina woman and being raised in a multicultural household. She hopes to one day write a book on her experience but for now is content blogging and connecting with others who share her passion. Check out her blog www.fearlessfervor.com and subscribe if you want to be notified when she posts new content!
Akii Ngo
Akii Ngo is an Australian intersectional feminist, based in Melbourne and lives with a range of chronic and complex health issues and disabilities. She is passionate about human rights, social justice and reducing the stigma and stereotypes around people with disabilities and mental illness. She is a qualified nutritionist and public health practitioner, with tertiary and post-graduate qualifications in nutrition and dietetics, public and preventative health and wellbeing, and is currently finalising her Masters in Social Work, with a particular interest in women’s studies and violence prevention. Akii has worked throughout Australia with different governments, non-for-profits and disability organisations, currently she works at a national children’s charity dedicated to protecting children from violence.
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