{"id":1661,"date":"2021-05-19T18:49:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T00:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gem:8888\/whats-new\/introducing-our-new-communications-associate-fatima-zaidi\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T23:32:11","slug":"introducing-our-new-communications-associate-fatima-zaidi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/whats-new\/introducing-our-new-communications-associate-fatima-zaidi\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Our New Communications Associate, Fatima Zaidi!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi everyone, my name is Fatima Zaidi, and I am the newest Communications Associate here at GEM! I am currently completing an HonoursBachelor of Arts in CCIT with a minor in Professional Writing &amp; Communications and Ethics, Law and Society at the University of Toronto. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-floatright\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"floatright\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wpstaging.frb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/60a556963c64ed6634264b78_Untitled-design-5.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>I gained interest in this field after taking a first-year course in Communications, I deeply enjoyed the projects we had including making podcasts, movie posters, websites, and countless other projects but most importantly I looked forward to coming to class daily. Eventually, I enrolled into the program and have loved it ever since. My minor in Professional Writing &amp; Communications comes from my passion for writing as it has always provided me with a sense of therapy and relaxation. Furthermore, my minor in Ethics, Law and Society equips me with a new outlook on life and I find it to be quite interesting! Being raised in Toronto and coming from a background of first generation university going students, getting an education was always very important for me. Not only did I love learning, but my parents loved educating me and helping me achieve my dreams. My parents immigrated from Pakistan over twenty-nine years ago and have worked incredibly hard to afford the life I am living right now -they are my biggest supporters. 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