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Conversations about gender equity can be challenging. Not only are there lots of ways that gender inequities can manifest, often making the discussion fractured and complicated, but the personal responsibilities each of us have for collective injustice, and the important real-life impacts of gender inequity can make productive dialogue fraught with dispositional barriers to success.

We've likely all heard at least a bit about the "pipeline" problem in academia. While the need to address the "pipeline" problem and create more diverse institutions is real, it is not the only area of concern when attending to gender inequalities across the University.

There are many responsibilities we have as knowers. The responsibility to share accurate information is one responsibility, but not the only one. In this talk, we will explore the connections between Miranda Fricker's work on epistemic injustice and the ways that it can manifest in academic settings.

Join the Anti-Racism unit as we travel to BLAXPO 2023, a multi-touchpoint conference and career expo that offers many different activations to give Black professionals, entrepreneurs and students a holistic approach to advancing their personal and professional lives

Registration is free, and includes your conference ticket and transportation to and from the Waterloo campus.

Join us at Princess Cinema for a special screening of 1976's 'Carrie' hosted in partnership with Changing the Flow and the Women's Centre.

This Pride at Work Canada workshop is for folx who want to deepen their understanding of intersectionality and learn how to better support and uplift diverse voices within the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

In this Pride at Work Canada conversation participants will strategize to work together against rising anti-2SLGBTQIA+ protests, hate, attacks, and political movements. 

Research suggests that openly queer blue-collar workers are among the most marginalized in the labour market. To understand the role of anti-queer hiring discrimination in Canada’s blue-collar sector, economist Dr. Maryam Dilmaghani (Saint Mary’s University) and queer health scholar Dr. Margaret Robinson (Dalhousie University) conducted an experiment.