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Meet the newest Faculty Member: PS Berge

  • Marcie Whitecotton-Carroll
  • 4 July 2024
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From academic setback to gender activism

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 19 June 2024
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Women are poised for equality in Canadian film — in 200 years

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 15 May 2024
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Visual storyteller reconnects community to wisdom and kinship

  • Oumar Shalifou
  • 10 May 2024
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Innovator Spotlight: Lana Whiskeyjack

  • The Quad
  • 25 April 2024
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Interview with Mira Szudek, Gender and Social Justice MAster's Program

  • 17 April 2024
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Associate Professor Lana Whiskeyjack wins Community Scholar Award

  • 29 March 2024
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UK film industry may achieve gender parity in 2085, study finds

  • The Guardian UK
  • 21 February 2024
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Cindy Gladue's family relieved at court's rejection of Bradley Barton's latest appeal

  • CBC
  • 2 February 2024
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A Nehiyô Two-Spirit physician’s reflections on providing Indigenous interventions in modern medicine

  • Forbes
  • 27 April 2023
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Calls grow for Newfoundland police to reckon with sexual assault claims, culture

  • CBC
  • 23 April 2023
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U of A prof blazing trail toward gender inclusivity in Boston Marathon

  • Edmonton Journal
  • 17 April 2023
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Lana Whiskeyjack shares sacred moon teachings on canvas at the AGA

  • Edmonton Journal
  • 29 March 2023
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Police deaths underline need for domestic violence prevention

  • Gazette
  • 28 March 2023
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The power of women and non-violent protest

  • CBC
  • 17 February 2023
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Opinion: Alberta falls short on addressing gender-based violence

  • Edmonton Journa;
  • 10 February 2023
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Inspired by the power of women’s resistance

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 9 February 2023
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Student, interrupted

  • Caitlin Crenshaw
  • 7 February 2023
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POP Episode 19: Laughing Beavers, and Artist Disruption in the Academy

  • POP
  • 24 January 2023
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Welcoming the Black academic excellence cohort hire

  • The Quad
  • 23 January 2023
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New report identifies challenges faced by Black entrepreneurs in Alberta

  • CBC
  • 17 January 2023
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Honouring National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women 2022

  • The Quad
  • 6 December 2022
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Quebec woman finds purpose by sharing story of alleged assault with hockey teams

  • TSN
  • 16 November 2022
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Postdoctoral Fellow Postion in Women's and Gender Studies now open

  • Staff
  • 27 October 2022
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Spain Passes Law Requiring ‘Freely Expressed’ Consent for Sex

  • New York Times
  • 26 August 2022
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Source says he told police names of 2 hockey players in 2003 video of alleged sexual assault

  • CBC
  • 25 August 2022
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Conditional consent or fraud?

  • Dale Smith, National Magazine, The Canadian Bar Association
  • 1 August 2022
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Breaking agreement to use a condom is a sex crime, Canada High Court rules

  • New York Times
  • 29 July 2022
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Breaking News in Canadian Sexual Assault Law

  • Michelle Meagher
  • 29 July 2022
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Taking on Religious Taboos

  • Carmen Rojas
  • 15 June 2022
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Reflecting on my Social Justice Journey Through University

  • YouAlberta
  • 3 June 2022
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Careers in Social Justice

  • WGS Staff
  • 25 March 2022
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It's a first for a kid's Disney movie

  • CBC
  • 21 March 2022
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Game changer: How a U of A grad is reshaping video game culture from within

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 1 February 2022
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Join us for a discussion with Katya Salas and Damian to expand your knowledge of Muxes, and how Muxeidad is challenging colonial frameworks in Mexico

  • 27 January 2022
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Call for Proposals: “Decolonizing Futurities, Radical Imaginaries”

  • 21 December 2021
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Movies for Mental Health (Sexual Violence Focus)

  • 17 December 2021
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Upholding White Supremacy through Anti-Muslim Racism

  • 9 December 2021
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B.C. Woman Says Mounties Need Better Training on Investigating Condom-Free 'Stealthing' Assaults

  • 25 June 2021
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Dr. Lise Gotell's Advocacy for Sex Assault Survivors Recognized by U of A, Featured on CBC

  • 9 June 2021
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Leading Expert Dr. Lise Gotell Recognized for Work to Close ‘Justice Gap’ in Sexual Assault Laws

  • 7 June 2021
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WGS Professor Dr. Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika: Leadership Innovator

  • 7 May 2021
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WGS Honors Presentations

  • 15 April 2021
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Dr. Deb Verhoeven, Canada 150 Chair in Gender and Informatics, Research on Gender Imbalance in the Film Industry Featured on the SSHRC Website

  • 30 March 2021
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Dr. Lise Gotell Quoted in CNN article, "Canada vowed to protect its Indigenous women. But they are still being blamed for their own deaths."

  • 12 March 2021
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Undergraduate Student Job Opportunity at The Landing

  • 5 March 2021
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Dr. Lise Gotell Quoted in Chatelaine magazine, "The Death of Cindy Gladue, and the Criminal Defence Tactic That Should Alarm Every Woman in Canada." 

  • 26 February 2021
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U of A Teams Up With West African Universities to Foster Next Generation of Global Scholars and Leaders

  • 3 February 2021
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COMMENTARY: Black History Month at the U of A

  • 2 February 2021
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Women’s and Gender Studies Deserves to Remain its Own Department

  • 2 February 2021

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