Emancipation Day commemorates the abolition of slavery across the British Empire on Aug. 1. On that historic day in 1834, the Slavery Abolition Act came into effect, freeing more than […]
Binta is the recipient of a SSHRC award from 2021-2024 for her proposed dissertation of “The Sacrificial Realities of Climate Change- Interrogating Intersectional Vulnerabilities, Resilience and Agency in the Sahel”. […]
Margrit Eichler, Professor Emerita, University of Toronto, passed away in Toronto on July 8, 2021. Born in Berlin, Germany, 28 September 1942, Margrit attended the University of Goettingen (1962-65), and the Free […]
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Meet PhD Student Ryan Persadie
For U of T student Ryan Persadie every day is a performance, even when he’s not wearing a wig as his persona, Tifa Wine. Watch video here.
ISLAMOPHOBIA BY WAFAA HASAN June 29, 2021 – Since this piece was written the Canadian government officially named the U.S. right wing militia group Three Percenters a terrorist entity. On the […]
Congratulations to the recipients of the City of Toronto Scholarships in Women and Gender Studies. Mackenzie Stephenson is the 35th recipient of the undergraduate scholarship and Alexandra Maris is the […]
WGSI is pleased to announce and congratulate Sam Sanchinel who is this year’s recipient of the Margrit Eichler Student Leadership Award!! Sam’s work this year has been really important in […]
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Welcome Dr. Mary-Kay Bachour
WGSI is excited to welcome back Dr. May-Kay Bachour, Arts and Science Postdoctoral Fellowship 2021-2023! Dr. Mary-Kay Bachour is a postdoctoral fellow in the Women & Gender Studies Institute conducting […]
Cherie is currently in the second year of her PhD in Social Justice Education with a collaborative focus in Women and Gender studies and is preparing to conduct critical ethnographic […]
Angie Fazekas Nominated by June Larkin for her work in WGS160Y: Introduction to Women and Gender Studies Excerpt from Dr. Larkin’s nomination letter: “Angie had an additional role as the […]