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Nearly 150 people (mostly women) gathered Feb. 19 at UVic to take part in a Take The Lead live-stream webcast, to address gender challenges to achieving success in the workplace. Take The Lead, a new US-based organization that works to prepare, develop, inspire and propel women to take their fair and equal share of leadership positions, drew half a million web-linked participants to its launch event worldwide. The Peter B. Gustavson School of Business and Sybil Verch of the Raymond James Group sponsored the local evening.

With the assistance of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø Libraries, the Moving Trans* History Forward Symposium invites scholars, activists, archivists, and all interested people to share and particip…

On the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, we will remember the victims of many forms of violence, learn about resources and research in our community, and be inspired by theatre pieces and artwork.

The following ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø faculty member is available to comment on breaking news from India today about the four men convicted in the gang rape and murder of a New Delhi woman: Sikata Banerjee (Dept. of Women’s Studies) is associate dean…

Four UVic professors and activists passionately spoke on the topic of 50 Years of Activism: Rethinking Realities on Jan. 30, and articulated the status of research in their prospective fields. They spoke in the SUB to a large audience as part of the Provost’s Diversity Research Forum, Critical Conversations Rethinking Realities.

The following ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø faculty members are available to comment for International Women’s Day (March 8): Janni Aragon (Dept. of Political Science) is a feminist political scientist and expert on gender and politics, social media in pol…