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Queering In/Equality: LGBT and Two-Spirited Youth ‘It Gets Better’
Malinda S. Smith, Vice-President, Equity "The increase in lesbian, gay and bisexual characters on primetime television not only reflects the shift in … culture toward greater awareness and understanding of our community but also a new industry...
Federal Budget 2011: Strengthening Canada’s research capacity
Summertime usually conjures up images of lakes, sunshine and gardens. Here at the Federation, summer is also the time to think about priorities – specifically, to develop our submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, with our...
Immigrant Women, Equality and Diversity in Canada
Alexandra Dobrowolsky, Saint Mary’s University Guest Contributor This blog post is part of the Federation Equity Portfolio’s ‘Equality Then and Now’ series, marking 40 years since the Royal Commission on the Status of Women. The drafters of the Royal...
EnGendering Changes in Unpaid Work in Canada
Kathleen Lahey, Queen's University Guest Contributor As discussions about reasonable ‘compromises’ around census issues coalesce, the government actually may end up ‘winning’ on its drive to exclude all non-business-related unpaid work from the 2011...
Good news for a new generation of talent
Image courtesy of WikiMedia Commons The Federal government yesterday announced enhanced support for Canada’s next generation of scholars. SSHRC, CIHR and NSERC will jointly administer the new Banting Posdoctoral Fellowship program which will provide...
Excellence and Equity: Here we go again
Cressida Heyes, University of Alberta Guest Contributor On May 17, Industry Minister Tony Clement announced the appointment of 19 Canada Excellence Research Chairs to Canadian universities. This new program aims to recruit the elite of the...
Quebec and English-Canadian Feminists 40 Years after the Bird Commission
Jill McCalla Vickers, Carleton University Guest Contributor T his blog post is part of the Federation Equity Portfolio’s ‘Equality Then and Now’ series, marking 40 years since the Royal Commission on the Status of Women. Look for more on this topic...
Pay Equity, Canadian Workers and the Feminist Movement
Judy Fudge, University of Victoria Guest Contributor This blog post is part of the Federation Equity Portfolio’s ‘Equality Then and Now’ series, marking 40 years since the Royal Commission on the Status of Women. Look for more on this topic in...
Rethinking hate crimes: The hard work of creating social equity
Lucas Crawford and Robert Nichols, University of Alberta Guest Contributors Monday, May 10th was Alberta’s inaugural ‘Hate Crimes Awareness Day,’ an event that raised more questions than answers. Offered as an opportunity to ‘celebrate’ the successes...