Local women share what International Women’s Day means to them

Emily Striker, SHOUT project coordinator at OUTSaskatoon shared her experiences as a transgender person and shared tips for inclusivity.

Kendra Weenie opened up about being a domestic abuse survivor. Weenie is the author of the book Surviving Domestic Violence: My Journey of Self-care and Healing which she wrote to help others in similar situations and educate those on how challenging it can be to leave abuse.

Doctor Tamzyn Levendall, Melfort family physician shared what it is like to be a female physician of colour in Saskatchewan.

“I call it the imposter syndrome because I didn’t feel that I was skilled enough,” Levendall said.

Levendall spoke about the day she launched Health Guidance Melfort.

“It was something that I felt we needed. On reflecting on what I would do or what I wanted to achieve, dften I’d find myself in the emergency room with people not knowing what to do about seasonal allergies, or not knowing how much Tylenol to take.”

Health Guidance was launched to address critical health issues that the public face.

Unfortunately, COVID-19 became a barrier in hosting the sessions but Levendall hopes that one day the sessions can resume.

She also shed light on the wage gap affecting physicians. Currently, women make up between 40 and 50 per cent of the medical population but can be paid up to $43,000 less than their male colleagues.

Despite all women having different things to speak about, they all had one message. The community needs to recognize their own biases to help break them.

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Rachel.May@pattisonmedia.com

On Twitter: @RachelMayFM

by Rachel May

Local women share what International Women’s Day means to them

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