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Change is gonna come. We have to be patient. Never give up. Never give up." - Wanda Robson, sister of Viola Desmond, who in 1946 was arrested and charged for refusing to sit in the balcony of a movie theatre in Nova Scotia. Her stand inspired civil rights activism in Canada. GROW is a women’s advancement and empowerment committed to promoting & fostering change through our resources and programs. Check out our Canadian Career Plus Program, a training and recruitment program aimed at solving the persistent workplace issues facing professional women of colour, particularly immigrants in Canada!

JoËlle Berdugo-Adler is the previous President and CEO of one of Canada’s top fashion brands, Diesel Canada Inc., and is now an innovative entrepreneur and humanitarian, who works to transform the business of philanthropy through groundbreaking sustainable models. She believes that: Leadership is instilling a set of core values that you believe in. For me they’re very simple: honesty, integrity and creating a team atmosphere. Swipe left and learn all about JoËlle Berdugo-A...dler - her background, story & accomplishments! GROW is a women’s advancement and empowerment platform with the goal to support and mould women to become like JoËlle Berdugo-Adler through our resources and programs. Check out our Canadian Career Plus Program, a training and recruitment program aimed at solving the persistent workplace issues facing professional women, particularly BIWoC and immigrants in Canada!

"We must open the doors and we must see to it that they remain open, so that others may pass through." - Rosemary Brown, politician, activist, and Canada's first Black female member of a provincial legislature. GROW is a women’s advancement and empowerment committed to opening doors through our resources and programs. Check out our Canadian Career Plus Program, a training and recruitment program aimed at solving the persistent workplace issues facing professional women of colour, particularly immigrants in Canada!

We’re starting our Accomplished Immigrant Women in Canada series for women’s history month by highlighting Queenie Choo! Queenie Choo is the CEO of SUCCESS, British Columbia’s largest non-profit social service organization. SUCCESS provides settlement services to new immigrants through their twenty-five locations in the province and three offices overseas in Seoul, Taipei, and Beijing. Her advice for future leaders: Believe in your vision and pursue it. If you don’t get sta...rted, you’ll never get there. Be creative, think outside the box, and change with the times. Swipe left and learn all about Queenie Choo - her background, story & accomplishments! GROW is a women’s advancement and empowerment platform with the goal to support and mould women to become like Queenie Choo through our resources and programs. Check out our Canadian Career Plus Program, a training and recruitment program aimed at solving the persistent workplace issues facing professional women of colour, particularly immigrants in Canada! Currently taking applications for our next cohort. Click our bio to apply