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Friday, May 3, 2019

Joint Chair in Women’s Studies is Awarded CFLR Grant!

The Joint Chair in Women's Studies, Dr. Ummni Khan, has received a $5,000 grant from the Canadian Foundation for Legal Research (CFLR) to pursue a project entitled "The Criminalization of Sex Trade Clients and the Potential for a Constitutional Challenge" Her project was chosen among a large number of very qualified applicants. ... More

Friday, May 3, 2019

Congratulations to WGST M.A. Graduate Bernadeth Betchi Nnomo!!

On February 19, 2019, Bernadeth Betchi Nnomo joined the communications and planning unit in the Prime Minister's Office as a new special assistant, currently working in Madame Gregoire Trudeau's office. Our deepest congratulations to... More

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Florence Bird Lecture 2019: Ann Cvetkovich

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Monday, July 30, 2018

Sept. 24-25, 2018: New Event by the Joint Chair in Women’s Studies: Academic Freedom and Anti-Oppression

Always a Zero-Sum Game? Exploring the Tensions Between Academic Freedom and Anti-Oppression Organized by Dr. Ummni Khan, the Joint Chair in Women’s Studies (Carleton University and University of Ottawa), this one and a half day symposium aims to create open and respectful dialogue about the tensions — real or perceived — between academic... More

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Contract instructor opportunity for Winter 2019

The Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's and Gender Studies is currently seeking applicants for a contract instructor position for the Winter 2019 semester. WGST 4812 / 5901 Sexual Violence on Campus Please see the ad at employment... More

Friday, June 15, 2018

New: Sexuality Studies Minor and Disability Studies Minor

As of July 2018, the Sexuality Studies Minor and the Disability Studies Minor are moving from the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies and will be administered through the Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's and Gender Studies. Please refer to our website for program requirements and stay tuned for further... More

Thursday, May 17, 2018

New Publication by Dr. Megan Rivers-Moore in Signs

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Megan Rivers-Moore on this insightful and impressive contribution to Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society! "We Fight with God’s Weapons: Sex Work and Pragmatic Penance in Neoliberal Costa Rica" Volume 43, Number 4 | Summer 2018 Abstract: Based on ethnographic research in... More

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Congratulations to our MA student, Bernadette Betchi Nnomo, on a new job opportunity

Congratulations to Bernadette Betchi Nnomo who has recently received a new job opportunity. Bernadette will soon start working as a Gender and LGBTQ2+ Program Analyst at the Revenue Canada Agency. In addition to this experience, Bernadette will be teaching Communications in the School of Advanced Technology at Algonquin College. Bernadette... More

Friday, March 2, 2018

PJIWGS is hiring an associate professor

FOR FULL JOB AD CLICK HERE The Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's and Gender Studies invites applications for a preliminary (tenure-track)/tenured position in the Institute at the rank of Associate Professor, to commence July 1, 2018. We seek applicants with strong and broad backgrounds in critical theory and analysis whose scholarship bridges... More

Thursday, February 22, 2018

CU in the City: Dr. Megan Rivers-Moore talks about sex tourism

IN THE CITY LECTURE SERIES Sun, Sand, and Sex: A Conversation about Sex Tourism Speakers: Dr. Megan Rivers-Moore (Assistant Professor, Pauline Jewett Institute of Women’s & Gender Studies) and Dr. Marie-Eve Carrier-Moisan (Associate Professor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology) What is “sex tourism”? Why do tourists and locals... More

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Florence Bird Lecture 2018: Robyn Maynard

We are delighted to announce that the 2018 Florence Bird Lecture will be delivered by Robyn Maynard, a Black feminist author, community organizer and public intellectual based in Montréal. She has been a part of movements against racial profiling, police violence, detention and deportation for over a decade and has an extensive... More