International Women’s Day

 

GenEQ International Women's Day Speaker's Panel 2025

Accelerate Action: turning commitments into progress by advancing gender equity, challenging systemic barriers, and driving change across academia, workplaces, and communities.

Panelists: 

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

  • Jill Rogers, Managing Diretor, Research Operations, U of G Research Services Office

  • Dr. Mary Anne Chambers, U of G Chancellor, former Ontario MPP and Cabinet Minister, former Senior Vice-President at Scotiabank

  • Dr. Winny Shen, Associate Professor, Schulich School of Business, York University  

 

GenEQ International Women's Day Speaker's Panel 2024

VIDEO: 2024 International Women’s Day Breakfast and Panel Discussion, Presented by GenEQ

Inspiring Inclusion: how to ensure the needs, interests and aspirations of women* are valued and included in academia, our workplaces, and our communities.

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

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 

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Ambassador Adriana Solano Laclé. Her thoughtful remarks at the end of our 2024 IWD Panel left a lasting impact, inspiring many with her wisdom and passion. Our thoughts are with her family and friends during this difficult time. Thank you, Ambassador Solano Laclé, for sharing your light with us.

* 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). 

 

GenEQ International Women's Day Speaker's Panel 2021

Watch the VIDEO: 2021 International Women’s Day Speaker Panel (Online Transcript)

 

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