2024 International Women’s Day Breakfast and Panel Discussion, Presented by GenEq

Friday, March 8

8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Summerlee Science Complex Atrium

Join the GenEQ committee to celebrate women's achievements and reinforce commitment to women's equality.

What to expect

• Starting at 8:30 a.m.
  Come grab a bite to eat and a hot drink at the Summerlee Science Complex Atrium, then find your seat for the morning's panel discussion.
   
• 8:55 a.m.
  President Charlotte Yates will offer words of welcome and remarks for International Women's Day. 
   
• 9:10 a.m.
  Leanne Son Hing will moderate a panel on Inspiring Inclusion: how to ensure the needs, interests and aspirations of women* are valued and included in academia, our workplaces, and our communities.

Panelists: 

• Moderator: Dr. Leanne Son Hing, Professor of Psychology 

• Dr. Kim Anderson, Professor of Family Relations & Applied Nutrition, Tier II Canada Research Chair in Storying Indigenous Relational Futures 

• Dr. Jana Levison, Doody Family Chair for Women in Engineering, Professor of Engineering 

• Dr. Alicia Viloria-Petit, Professor of Biomedical Sciences 

• Nealob Kakar, PhD student in Social Practice and Transformational Change 

• Linda Watt, Director, Learning & Development and Consulting Services 

Please RSVP online by March 5 to help us minimize food waste. RSVP now

About GenEQ

GenEQ (Gender equity at the University of Guelph) is an initiative to advance the status of women* at the UofG. We are all responsible for improving gender equity.

* The GenEQ Advisory Group use an inclusive definition of women that encompasses cisgender, transgender, intersex, and genderqueer women and encourage participation from individuals who are Two Spirit and/or gender nonconforming (e.g., non-binary, agender, bigender, and gender fluid). 

Questions?

Contact the Office of Ceremonies and Events at uofgevents@uoguelph.ca.

We look forward to seeing you there!