January 16, 2019

Click here to read the 5 fact sheets from this series.

December 13, 2018

The deadline for submissions is January 28th, 2019. Click here to learn more.

October 15, 2018

Women’s and Gender Studies et Recherches Féministes invites submissions for the WGSRF Outstanding Scholarship Prize.

This yearly prize acknowledges the important contributions Women's and Gender Studies scholars have made to the field in the form of a monograph or an edited collection (significant documentary films are also eligible for the prize). The book must make a significant scholarly contribution to and expand knowledge/theorizing in the discipline of Women's and Gender Studies. It also must have been published in English or French between January 2017 and December 2017. The deadline is December 1st, 2018. Please click here for more details.

August 31, 2018

Access to formal workplace dispute resolution processes is important for workers to be able to challenge and overturn employer decisions and practices they perceive to be inconsistent with workplace rules, discriminatory or dangerous. We've found that diverse groups of women have different levels of access and/or comfort using these procedures.

August 24, 2018

Learn more about improving gender and diversity equity and inclusion within local governments! Read the report "Pathways to a Women-friendly Surrey: Outcome Report June 2018" by clicking here.

August 21, 2018

Click here to download the newest edition

July 27, 2018

This policy briefing note authored by Senator Kim Pate explains what causes the majority of incarcerated women to commit criminalized acts in the first place and makes a case for changing the way racialized women are treated within our justice system, which often fails to protect them.

June 26, 2018

CRIAW is looking for a Project Coordinator for Building Capacity for Intersectional Advocacy. Please follow the link for more information.

June 8, 2018

The Institute for Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies at McGill University is looking for a Faculty Lecturer in Gender, Sexuality, Feminist and Social Justice
Studies. Learn more by clicking here!

May 22, 2018

We are pleased to announce this year's winner, Jillian Skeet and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)

March 15, 2018

Policy4Women's latest briefing note examines challenges facing (im)migrant women in Canada and how better analysis and policy could support these women.

March 8, 2018

March 8, 2018

In honour of International Women’s Day, Policy4Women has released “Amplifying Women’s Voices”, which calls on Canadian governments to work together to once again support and make space for diverse women’s perspectives in policy, programming, and decision-making.

February 21, 2018

January 12, 2018

CRIAW is co-sponsoring two interdisciplinary feminist sessions at Congress 2018

December 15, 2017

December 7, 2017

On December 7, 1970, the Royal Commission on the Status of Women released their groundbreaking report on the condition of women's lives in Canada. 47 years later, Policy4Women explores what has improved in terms of gender equality and where Canada still has room to grow.

November 28, 2017

Researcher wanted for work on our project: “Action on systemic barriers to women’s participation in local government”

October 11, 2017

In honour of International Day of the Girl Child, Policy 4 Women has released a new resource about how we can improve funding for organizations that support women, girls, and their communities across Canada!

October 4, 2017

A follow-up to "Early Childhood Education & Care (ECEC)", "The ECEC Workforce" digs deeper into an industry dominated by women workers and lacking in forward-looking policies.