Women and Gender Studies Institute
WGS273H1: Gender and Environmental (In)justice course instructor Dr. Elisa Privitera is one of the recipients of the Courageous Scientists Award for Environmental and Climate Justice. The international prize acknowledges researchers whose work advances […]
The WGSI would like to congratulate PhD candidate Adriana Marcela Pérez Rodríguez on being awarded the Graduate Award for Scholarly Achievement in the Area of Gender-Based Violence. Established in 2016, […]
The WGSI is pleased to announce that Collaborative Student Phoebe Chih (they/them) has been selected as the recipient of the Janka Seydegart Scholarship in Feminist Studies. This award is to support an exceptional graduate student […]
Please join the WGSI in congratulating Ryan Persadie who successfully defended his doctoral dissertation – “Sounding Qoolie Diasporas: Indo-Afro-Caribbean Relationalities, Chamkay Feminisms, and the Queer Politics of Fête in Toronto and […]
The WGSI is proud to announce that Robyn Maynard is one of three recipients of the 2025 Governor General’s Gold Medal in recognition of her academic excellence at doctoral level. […]
This Call for Proposals is being RE-POSTED. Funds remain available to support CKA Projects. The Community Knowledge Alliance (CKA) fund is meant to galvanize, encourage, and facilitate discussions across WGSI […]
The Community Knowledge Alliance (CKA) fund is meant to galvanize, encourage, and facilitate discussions across different sites of intellectual inquiry such as non-profit settings, workplaces, grassroots social movements, municipal, provincial, […]
The WGSI is delighted to announce that incoming WGSI Collaborative student Taylor Chalker has been awarded the Kay Armatage Graduate Women and Gender Studies Entrance Prize for the 2025-2026 academic year. This award is […]
Please join the WGSI in congratulating Jade Nixon who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation – “The Site of Feeling: Black Caribbean Women’s Theories of Gathering on the Ubersoca Cruise Ship.” […]
The Women & Gender Studies Institute is pleased to announce that four of our students, Yusra Khogali Ali, Esra Kazanbas, Valley Weadick and Leslyn Stobbs are recipients of the 2025-2026 […]