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GSU BLM Statement of Solidarity

On behalf of the Women and Gender Studies Graduate Students’ Union, we would like to publicly reiterate our solidarity with Black communities in Canada and abroad in the fight against […]

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WGSI PhD Student Robyn Maynard and University of Toronto Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah on CBC

Is there systemic racism in Canada? | Akwasi Owusu-Bempah & Robyn Maynard University of Toronto Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Vanier Scholar and author Robyn Maynard on what systemic racism looks like […]

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Toronto Star Op-ed by WGSI Doctoral Student Robyn Maynard

The hashtag #JusticeForRegis has been trending since Wednesday evening when 29-year old Regis Korchinski-Paquet, a Black woman, fell to her death from a 24th floor apartment near High Park after […]

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Women & Gender Studies Co-founder’s New Scholarship Celebrates 50 Years of Support

Ceta Ramkhalawansingh, who helped create the first Women’s Studies course at U of T in 1971, has created a new scholarship in her name. The Ceta Ramkhalawansingh Scholarship will be […]

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Recognizing 35 Years of A&S Scholarships Aimed at Improving the Status of women

They have become lawyers, activists, university professors and writers, film directors — all feminists with the same powerful mission to improve the status of women. For 35 years, the City […]

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City of Toronto WGSI Scholarship 35th Anniversary Party!

PLEASE SAVE THIS DATE: MARCH 27, 2020; 4:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.; WILSON HALL, NEW COLLEGE.  2020 marked the 35th anniversary of the City of Toronto Women’s Scholarship award (established in 1985). Join us […]

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Brown Bag Lunch with Tatiana Klepikova, WGSI Postdoctoral Fellow

Come join us on January 27, from 12 noon – 2pm in the WGSI Lounge, for a brown bag lunch with Tatiana who will provide a sneak peek into the […]

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WGS UTM Newsletter – Fall 2019

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Dr. Prabha Kotiswaran, The Dickson Poon School of Law – WGS Research Seminar

Title: Governance Feminism: Assessing Feminist Realities and Futures Wednesday, November 27, 2019 – 4:00pm – 6:00pm JHB100A, Jackman Humanities Building, 170 St. George Street My talk will discuss the key […]

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Congratulations Gwen Benaway – Governor General’s Literary Award for poetry recipient

Congratulations to Gwen Benaway for winning the 2019 Governor General’s Literary Award in Poetry! An acclaimed poet and essayist, Benaway is also a PhD candidate in University of Toronto‘s Women and Gender […]