Career

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Career

“I’m Trying to Pay off Debt on a Nonprofit Salary and I Feel like I’m Getting Nowhere”

An expert’s take on how a single twentysomething can pay down debt and still enjoy her life

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Career

Why Do We Care So Much About How Women Spend Their $$$?

One woman spends $300 on makeup a month. Another spends $300 on books. Neither expenditure is more worthy than the other, says personal finance writer Desirae Odjick

Career

Finance Blogger Bridget Casey on How to Play the Stock Market Like a Boss

Money After Graduation founder Bridget Casey shares foolproof financial advice that you can legit take to the bank. Here, she reveals everything you need to know about how to invest ASAP

TV & Movies

Anne T. Donahue: “I Can Still Be a Grown-Ass Woman Who Exists in the World Without a Degree”

School schedules and tuition prices don’t work for every person. (Like, hi: if you have rent and bills to pay, that $400 textbook can go f-ck itself)

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Career

What It’s Like to Work for the Canadian Army (& Be Deployed)

Captain Chantal Totosy—who joined the army when she was 24—tells us what it’s *really* like

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Career

What’s It Really Like to Be a Burlesque Dancer? Pastel Supernova Schools Us

In our 9–5 series, we profile women at the top of their game. This week, Pastel Supernova tells us about the biggest misconceptions people have about her career—and the awesome women who inspire her acts

A woman with long reddish hair and wearing a black blazer standing in front of an orange and teal Beck Taxi. The photo has a blue frame around it and says 9-5 at the top, the name of the series.

Career

How the Woman Behind Toronto’s Biggest Taxi Company Battles Uber: “It’s a Wake-Up Call”

In our 9–5 series, we profile women at the top of their game. This week, Beck Taxi’s operations manager Kristine Hubbard talks about what it’s really like to work for the family-run cab company, how Uber changed the industry and her most memorable day on the job

Midwife Alix Bacon in a white top and jeans, holding a newborn baby, talks to FLARE about becoming a midwife; feature image

Career

What’s Really Involved in Becoming a Midwife (& How it Differs From a Doctor or a Doula)

In our 9–5 series, we profile women at the top of their game. This week, Vancouver-based registered midwife Alixandra Bacon talks to FLARE about what *exactly* midwifery is, what it takes to become a midwife in Canada, and why you might want to consider a midwife for your own pregnancy

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TV & Movies

Doing It for the ‘Gram: A Curator on How Instagram Changed Art—and Her Job

The Drake Hotel’s art curator Mia Nielsen says that Instagram has changed how we look at art… for better and for worse

Ashley Lawrence runs on a soccer pitch with a young girl as part of Barbie's You Can Be Anything campaign.

Career

Canadian Pro Soccer Player Ashley Lawrence Talks Equal Pay, Sexism & Stereotypes

In our 9–5 series, we profile women at the top of their game. This week, soccer player Ashley Lawrence, 22, gives us a glimpse into her life on and off the pitch

Photo of Toronto psychic medium Michelle Armstrong in a white turtle-neck sweater looking into the distance, photo is framed with a light orange frame that says "9-5" in the corner

Career

A Psychic Medium Tells Us What It’s Actually Like to Speak to the Dead

In our 9–5 series, we profile women at the top of their game. This week, psychic medium Michelle Armstrong gives us a glimpse into her unconventional career

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Career

What It’s Really Like to Run the Insta-Perfect Roadside Inn, The June Motel

In our 9–5 series, we profile women at the top of their game. This week, co-owners of Prince Edward County’s new June Motel–and long-time BFFs—April Brown and Sarah Sklash chat with us about transforming a basic motel into the most Instagrammable spot in PEC

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Celebrity

This New Feminist Music Festival Is the Perfect Way to Wrap Up Your Summer

In our 9–5 series, we ask women at the top of their game how they made it. This week, FLARE chatted with Aerin Fogel, the founder of the new Canadian feminist music festival Venus Fest about why we need a female-led event and how women can start taking up more space in the music industry

Official photo of Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jennifer Sidey.

Career

Meet Canada’s Newest Astronaut: 28-Year-Old Jennifer Sidey

Calgary’s Jennifer Sidey talks to FLARE about making the leap from mechanical engineering to outer space as one of Canada’s newest astronauts

Ontario prison guard Christa Huggins poses against a brick wall wearing her vest and navy blue prison uniform, framed with a yellow and purple border that says "9-5 series" at the top

Career

What It’s Really Like to Be a Guard at a Max-Security Women’s Prison

Ontario correctional officer Christa Huggins gives us a glimpse into what it’s like to work behind bars—and trust, it’s nothing like Orange is the New Black

Desirae Odjick sits on her couch with a notepad and pen, with a designed background behind her that has dollar bills.

Career

Why We All Need to Start Asking Our Friends How Much $$$ They Make

Being shy can cost you, says FLARE money pro and personal finance blogger Desirae Odjick

Career

What It’s Really Like to Be a Celebrity Ghostwriter

In our 9–5 series, we profile women at the top of their game. This week, celebrity ghostwriter Pauleanna Reid chats with us about her cool literary gig