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Dominique Masson, Full Professor at the IFGS, has published the book: “Cross-Border Solidarities in Twenty-First Century Contexts - Feminist Perspectives and Activist Practices, with Janet M. Conway et Pascale Dufour

Dominique Masson, Full Professor at the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies, has published the book: “Cross-Border Solidarities in Twenty-First Century Contexts - Feminist Perspectives and Activist Practices, with Janet M. Conway et Pascale Dufour.
Dominique Masson, Full Professor at the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies, has published the book: “Cross-Border Solidarities in Twenty-First Century Contexts - Feminist Perspectives and Activist Practices, with Janet M. Conway et Pascale Dufour.

March 17, 2022
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Dr. Sarah Saska M.A. Graduate of the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies, among the Women’s Executive Network’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada in 2015, 2017 and 2021.

We’re proud of our M.A. Graduate from the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies, who is named amongst the Women’s Executive Network’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada in 2015, 2017, and 2021. Meet Dr. Sarah Saska (Sher, Her, Hers)
We’re proud of our M.A. Graduate from the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies, who is named amongst the Women’s Executive Network’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada in 2015, 2017, and 2021. Meet Dr. Sarah Saska (Sher, Her, Hers)

November 30, 2021
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Farinaz Basmechi received a scholarship from the Chair on sexist and sexual violence in graduate studies (UQAM)

We are very pleased to congratulate Farinaz Basmechi (PhD in Sociology), who is starting a doctorate in Feminist and Gender Studies, for the scholarship she received from the Chair on sexist and sexual violence in graduate studies (UQAM). The title of her project is "Sexual Violence on University Campuses in Iran".
We are very pleased to congratulate Farinaz Basmechi (PhD in Sociology), who is starting a doctorate in Feminist and Gender Studies, for the scholarship she received from the Chair on sexist and sexual violence in graduate studies (UQAM). The title of her project is "Sexual Violence on Universi...

October 8, 2021
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The Institute welcomes Krystyna Dzwonkowska-Godula as a Visiting Researcher

Dr. Krystyna Dzwonkowska-Godula is a sociologist in the Department of Sociology of Social Structure and Social Change, University of Lodz, Poland.
Dr. Krystyna Dzwonkowska-Godula is a sociologist in the Department of Sociology of Social Structure and Social Change, University of Lodz, Poland.

October 5, 2021
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Postdoctorate

The Institute welcomes new SSHRC postdoctoral fellow Dr. Linda Mussell

The Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies welcomes new SSHRC postdoctoral fellow Dr. Linda Mussell, who began her two-year term in September. Dr. Mussell recently completed her PhD in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University.
The Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies welcomes new SSHRC postdoctoral fellow Dr. Linda Mussell, who began her two-year term in September. Dr. Mussell recently completed her PhD in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University.

October 1, 2021
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The Fight’s Not Over

This podcast explores the 1970 Abortion Caravan on its 51st anniversary, in the midst of a global pandemic, including its history and its implications for today.
This podcast explores the 1970 Abortion Caravan on its 51st anniversary, in the midst of a global pandemic, including its history and its implications for today.

June 9, 2021
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The Institute is pleased to congratulate former postdoctoral fellow Susanne Commend on the publication of her recent book

The Institute is pleased to congratulate former postdoctoral fellow Susanne Commend on the publication of her recent book: Vulnérables, tolérés, exclus : Histoire des enfants handicapés au Québec, 1920-1990 (les Presses de l’Université de Montreal).
The Institute is pleased to congratulate former postdoctoral fellow Susanne Commend on the publication of her recent book: Vulnérables, tolérés, exclus : Histoire des enfants handicapés au Québec, 1920-1990 (les Presses de l’Université de Montreal).

February 4, 2021