/channels/taxonomy/term/5123/all en /channels/channels/news/revolution-female-myanmars-women-fighting-against-min-aung-hlaings-junta-australian-institute-348646 <p>June 7th, 2023 | In this article, Isabella Aung shows how civil activism in Myanmar against the military junta is being increasingly led by women. Despite overwhelming odds, they are beginning to have impact. Southeast Asia has been facing a significant authoritarian turn in the past decade. This political trend puts women activists at risk for the simple reason that autocrats fear women and have traditionally taken extreme measures to eliminate feminist challenges to authoritarian power.</p> Wed, 07 Jun 2023 14:46:49 +0000 webfull 190023 at /channels /channels/channels/news/feminist-opening-resilience-elizabeth-grosz-liberian-peace-huts-and-ir-critiques-journal-340805 <p>August 17th, 2022 | In this article, Dr. Maria Martin de Almagro and Dr. Pol Bargués identify that resilience has often been reduced to an egalitarian project—where mechanical policies and schemes are deployed to ameliorate the conditions of women, enhance their participation in decision-making and pursue the equality between women and men—to advance in sustaining peace.</p> Wed, 17 Aug 2022 19:49:11 +0000 webfull 181458 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-international-womens-day-march-8-329261 <p>This year, the theme for the International Women’s Day, “<i>Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world</i>,” celebrates the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the gaps that remain. Women of the world want and deserve an equal future free from stigma, stereotypes, and violence; a future that’s sustainable, peaceful, with equal rights and opportunities for all.</p> Fri, 05 Mar 2021 19:30:34 +0000 webfull 168683 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-international-womens-day-march-8-320977 <p>March 8 is International Women's Day, a global day of recognition celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and girls, and raising awareness of the work left to be done. (<a href="https://cfc-swc.gc.ca/commemoration/iwd-jif/index-en.html">Status of Women Canada</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from ƻ����Ժ that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Tue, 03 Mar 2020 22:42:54 +0000 webfull 159357 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-female-only-spaces-303512 <p>Are female-only spaces discriminatory? It was the conversion of an all-female gym into a mixed gym that triggered the debate. This past fall, the Éconofitness Sports Centre in the Old Rosemont borough of Montreal announced that it would admit men as of December 20, 20219. The decision did not suit a segment of the customer base, that has since tried to put pressure on management. (<a href="https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/201912/15/01-5253864-discriminatoires-les-gyms-pour-femmes.php">La Presse</a>)<br /><br /></p> Tue, 17 Dec 2019 16:18:39 +0000 webfull 156551 at /channels /channels/channels/event/heforshe-mcgill-x-igsf-present-mens-story-project-295113 <p><strong>What is The Men's Story Project?</strong><br /><br /></p> Fri, 01 Mar 2019 17:03:41 +0000 webfull 146948 at /channels /channels/event/whose-business-risk-219009 <p>A day-long graduate and post-graduate conference jointly organized by the Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies (IGSF) at ƻ����Ժ, Media@ƻ����Ժ, The HTMlles 10, and Studio XX.</p> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:23:27 +0000 webfull 88546 at /channels /channels/event/artfeminism-wikipedia-edit-thon-259147 <p>Drop in and learn to edit Wikipedia articles on art, feminism and more. This inclusive event will feature mini workshops on editing, open access resources and copyright.  </p> Thu, 18 Feb 2016 14:43:42 +0000 webfull 116802 at /channels