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Tina Powell wears a dark jacket with a white short. She is smiling at camera.

Tina Powell is a supporter of children’s literacy and a women’s rights advocate. 

She is the Founder and Chief Content Curator of the social media movement “GLORIOUS IS SHETM.” 

With thousands of followers, this page celebrates Canadian women who inspire, achieve, and empower. Featured on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, GLORIOUS IS SHE TM elevates the status of women by amplifying and showcasing the achievements and impact of extraordinary Canadian women.

GLORIOUS IS SHE™ AWARD PROGRAM

Circular Glass Award Trophies. Text reads "The Glorious is She Award Program. Winners to be Announced on July 13""

The purpose of the GLORIOUS IS SHE™ AWARD PROGRAM is to honour and recognize ordinary women who have done extraordinary things. 

Learn more about this exciting award program here.

Follow GLORIOUS IS SHETM on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Nominations are welcome through our Contact page.

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SHE’S SPEAKING! Who said it? Jacelyn Wingerter, SHE’S SPEAKING!

Who said it?
Jacelyn Wingerter, Registered ER Nurse, Saskatchewan

What did she say? 
"I've only been a nurse for eight months. The chaos is killing me."

Why did she say it? 
In the hospital where she works:
* The ER has 35 beds, when 100 patients may need treatment.
* The waiting room has space for about 20 people, but they typically have 40 to 50 patients waiting for care. 
* Admitted patients—the people who who made it out of the waiting room—are currently waiting upward of 100 hours in the ER to get a bed on their designated ward. 
* EMS sometimes wait more than 12 hours in the hallway with their patients before they can return to the streets.
* The nurses have been treating patients in hallways. They recently had to squeeze two beds against the main desk. There’s no privacy, not even a curtain, and patients’ medical information can be overheard by anyone nearby. 
* For the past three months the ER department’s been short-staffed every shift… there should be at least 19 nurses on each shift, but sometimes they’ve been nine nurses short.

Jacelyn sums it up as follows:
“The government needs to realize our health care system isn’t collapsing—it has already collapsed. We need more funding and more beds.”

This GLORIOUS healthcare professional is already burnt out at 22 years of age. This is impacting every region in Canada. Write your government representatives. 

(Thank you Carly Lewis & MACLEAN’S for sharing Jacelyn’s story.)

#womeninspiringwomen
#womensupportingwomen
#womenempowerment
#CanadianWomen #GloriousIsShe #inspire #achieve #empower #sisterhood #ShesSpeaking #healthcare #nursing #NursingShortage @jacelyn_09
Show us the money, Eva Wong! Eva is Co-Founder and Show us the money, Eva Wong! Eva is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Borrowell — Canada’s leader in helping consumers understand and build credit — offering free credit reports and personalized tips & tools. 

Her impressive resumé includes:
* EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2019 Ontario
* Named one of the Standout 35 globally on the 2018 Women in FinTech Powerlist
* One of 20 Canadian tech start-up founders to follow by Twitter Canada 
* Graduate from Harvard University and Smith School of Business at Queen’s University

Borrowell’s latest product, Rent Advantage™, will help Canadians build credit history using their rent payments — a first-in-Canada program! Such good news for renters! 

One of Eva’s favourite quotes is John F. Kennedy’s, "For of those to whom much is given much is required.”

What a GLORIOUS philosophy to live by! 

A GLORIOUS IS SHE Record Breaker — A GLORIOUS woman who achieves new heights personally, professionally or within their community in spectacular fashion. 

#womeninspiringwomen
#womensupportingwomen
#womenempowerment
#CanadianWomen #GloriousIsShe #inspire #achieve #empower #sisterhood #recordbreaker #womeninfinance #fintech @myborrowell @eva_toronto
NO WORDS… Thank you Ian Kennedy for this tragic NO WORDS… Thank you Ian Kennedy for this tragic and chilling information. @iankennedyck
SHE’S SPEAKING! Who said it? Supreme Court Just SHE’S SPEAKING!

Who said it?
Supreme Court Justice Sheilah Martin

What did she say? 
"A complainant who consents to sex on the condition that their partner wear a condom does not consent to sex without a condom."

Why did she say it? 
Yesterday the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that individuals who don't wear condoms during sex after being told to do so by their sexual partners can be convicted of sexual assault. Justice Martin explained in the majority decision that pretending to use a condom or removing one prior to sex without a partner's consent can violate the legal grounds for consensual sex. She wrote: "Since only yes means yes and no means no, it cannot be that 'no, not without a condom' means 'yes, without a condom.'"

Isn’t it GLORIOUS when Supreme Courts make good decisions?!!! 

#womeninspiringwomen
#womensupportingwomen
#womenempowerment
#CanadianWomen #GloriousIsShe #inspire #achieve #empower #sisterhood #ShesSpeaking #supremecourt #consent #NoMeansNo @scc.eng
Let’s raise the roof for the GLORIOUS ’RooferG Let’s raise the roof for the GLORIOUS ’RooferGirl’ Samanntha De Coteau! When Michele Vindum’s farm north of Belleville, ON needed a new roof, Vindum wanted to hire an all-women crew. De Coteau, who is Cree and originally from Whitefish Lake First Nation in Alberta, owns and operates RooferGirl Inc. in Welland, ON. She rose to the occasion and brought together women roofers from Ontario, Alberta & Saskatchewan to do the job. Now called the "Summit Sisters," these GLORIOUS women are collectively calling for better support of tradeswomen. As of 2021, only 7% of workers in the trades and related industries identified as female in Canada.
As an advocate for women in the trades, De Coteau says, "I've always been up for supporting women and empowering women, especially in the trades, because that's what empowered me and changed my life." 
Thank you, Samanntha De Coteau! 

The GLORIOUS IS SHE Ceiling Breaker — A GLORIOUS woman who leads the way and goes places few women have gone before. 

#womeninspiringwomen
#womensupportingwomen
#womenempowerment
#CanadianWomen #GloriousIsShe #inspire #achieve #empower #sisterhood #ceilingbreaker #womeninthetrades #roofergirl #summitsisters @the.roofer.girl
SHE’S SPEAKING! Who said it? Mabel Brown, Gwic SHE’S SPEAKING! 

Who said it?
Mabel Brown, Gwich'in Residential School Survivor, Papal Visit Delegate

What did she say? 
"It's almost like something is killing us and we need that thing to be gone.”

Why did she say it? 
Mabel’s mother was sent to a residential school at six years old. Mabel and her eight siblings attended multiple residential schools. As such, she knows firsthand how trauma passes from one generation to the next… from her mother, to her, to her daughter, to her grandson. 
Mabel is one of 40 delegates selected from NWT communities to attend Pope Francis’ Papal Visit in Edmonton on July 25 and 26. Mabel says that even if she wasn’t chosen, she was going to see the Pope’s apology no matter what. In her view, it is the beginning of letting go of the thing that’s killing her and her people. 

How GLORIOUS would that be! Please join me in wishing her well. #truth #remorse #repair #reconciliation 

#womeninspiringwomen
#womensupportingwomen
#womenempowerment
#CanadianWomen #GloriousIsShe #inspire #achieve #empower #sisterhood #ShesSpeaking #PapalVisit #truthandreconciliation #residentialschoolsurvivors
In 1984, Anne Cools was the first Black person to In 1984, Anne Cools was the first Black person to be named to the Canadian Senate, the first Black woman senator in all of North America, and was the longest serving member of the Senate in Canada. As a social worker, Cools was a pioneer in the protection of women from domestic violence, founding Women in Transition, one of the first domestic violence shelters in Canada. Of this accomplishment she simply said, “I thought it was a good thing and a desirable thing to do … And you know, if anything has to be done, somebody has to do it.”
Thank you for DOING IT, Anne Cools, and for being a GLORIOUS inspiration!

A GLORIOUS IS SHE Circuit Breaker - A GLORIOUS woman who disrupts the flow and inspires others by breaking through social barriers, including economic, cultural, race, class, age, ability, gender, and sexual orientation. 

#womeninspiringwomen
#womensupportingwomen
#womenempowerment
#CanadianWomen #GloriousIsShe #inspire #achieve #empower #sisterhood #circuitbreaker
Welcome to our new GLORIOUS IS SHE Feature — She Welcome to our new GLORIOUS IS SHE Feature — She’s Speaking! This is where we amplify the voices of GLORIOUS Canadian women who have something provocative or important to say.

Who said it: Rita Pennell, 85-year-old Mayor of Trepassey, Newfoundland and Labrador

What did she say: "I love this town and I have no intention of leaving."

Why did she say it: In 1992, the federal government announced an end to cod fishing in Trepassey and since then more than two-thirds of the town of 1,375 left. Now the town is losing its last remaining doctor and Rita Pennell is mad as hell. She is pushing the province to provide incentives to attract a family doctor —  because without a local doctor, the province will basically be forcing the remaining residents to relocate. 

Fun Fact: On June 17, 1928, Amelia Earhart, as a member of a three-person crew, was the first woman to cross the Atlantic in an aircraft — they departed from Trepassey and landed in Burry Port, Wales. 

 Let’s cheer on the GLORIOUS Mayor of Trepassey!!! (And if you live in NL, write your Premier, your Health Minister, and your MHA.) 🙌❤️👏

#womeninspiringwomen
#womensupportingwomen
#CanadianWomen #GloriousIsShe #inspire #achieve #empower #sisterhood #ShesSpeaking #Trepassey #Newfoundland @andrewfurey 
@drjohnhaggie @loyolaodriscoll
🌟🇨🇦💫 Happy 1st Anniversary GLORIOUS IS 🌟🇨🇦💫 Happy 1st Anniversary GLORIOUS IS SHE Sisters!!!!
What a GLORIOUS year it has been thanks to all of you … and what better way to celebrate than by honouring three GLORIOUS CANADIAN WOMEN!

Let me begin by saying just how difficult it was to choose the recipients of these awards. Each and every one of you inspire and empower me every day to achieve more! I am humbled and grateful for your support. 

Without further ado … DRUM ROLL PLEASE! 

The 2022 INSPIRATION GIS AWARD goes to Jordan Guildford — Founder & CEO of Gems for Gems!  Started in 2015, the initial goal of Gems for Gems was to collect 25 pieces of gently used jewelry to distribute to women in women’s shelters. Today, Gems for Gems is a nationally registered charity based in Calgary that has distributed 14,000 jewelry packages across Canada — and offers scholarships, empowerment workshops and ambassadorships!

The 2022 EMPOWERMENT GIS AWARD goes to Taylor Behn-Tsakoza of the Fort Nelson First Nation! Taylor is a youth delegate for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and was part of the Indigenous delegation who met with Pope Francis in Rome last March. 
Most recently, Taylor attended the 21st session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York City where the Young Diplomats of Canada Indigenous Youth Delegation delivered the UNPFII 2022 YOUTH STATEMENT. 

The 2022 ACHIEVEMENT GIS AWARD goes to Ebonnie Rowe — Founder of Honey Jam concert and programme for young female artists & PhemPhat Entertainment — a non-profit company that provides promotional, mentoring, networking, educational and performance opportunities for emerging female artists and supports women’s charities.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING OUR 2022 GLORIOUS IS SHE AWARD RECIPIENTS!!! 

@jordanguildford @gemsforgemscanada @taylortsakoza @thehoneyjam please send me a DM with your mailing address, so I can send your GIS trophies to you! 🌟🇨🇦💫

#womeninspiringwomen #womensupportingwomen 
#GloriousIsShe #FirstNations #IndigenousPeoples
@assemblyoffirstnations @bcafn @ydcanada
#honeyjamfam 
#gemsforgems #bethechange  #inspire #achieve #empower
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GLORIOUS PHILANTHROPY

Book Cover "If you Could see What I see" by Tina Powell. Fundraiser for Red Cross

Tina Powell’s books have been used to raised funds and/or awareness for Food Banks Canada, the American Diabetes Association, Children’s Aid Society, Kids Help Phone, Raise-a-Reader, Jays Care Foundation, and other worthy organizations. Her picture book If You Could See What I See… was written in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and raised $58,000 for the Canadian Red Cross USA Appeal. Illustrated by Canadian children, this powerful book was accepted into the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York City. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tina donated $20,000 in books to Ontario teachers and local children’s organizations.

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