In this issue of Amplify, guest editor Mahdis Habibinia talks about what Lisa LaFlamme’s termination means to young female journalists
Ms. LaFlamme’s firingby any stretch of the imagination. It showed female journalists starting out just how disposable any of us can be no matter how much heart and soul we put into our work. If a strong, seasoned journalist can be treated that way over her hair colour, ifAfter the initial shock passed, I was enlightened by the outpouring of anger across the country, from a spectrum of genders: Just as prejudice is alive and well, solidarity seems to be equally thriving – if not more.
sanity and for the little girl in me who wants to lead a newsroom one day and inspire other women. Seeing the reactions to Ms. LaFlamme’s termination makes me hope that I, too, can reach that level of greatness, so that if I am ever unceremoniously fired I will receive a similar. It is a cynical outlook for sure, and it saddens me that this is the reality in which I have to work and dream, but it’s the cards I’ve been dealt.
What helps mitigate the negativity is looking to places doing it right. When I started at The Globe, the amount of women in senior positions made me feel like a kid again, inspired by figures who I want to be like “when I grow up.” I was taken by the culture and it motivated me to work harder.
And that’s what I’ll be holding on to as I finish my degree, because I’ll be damned if Bell Media’s message to female journalists, unintended or otherwise, actually takes root.Part of having a hyphenated identity as an Iranian-Canadian is that you get the best of two cultures. So for the past year I’ve been trying my hand at a few Persian recipes I love to eat but can never get to taste just like my mom’s or grandma’s.
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