Let’s Discuss Girl Math: Just a Social Media Trend or Something More?
“When we don’t think deeper about what exactly the trend is promoting, we fail to change harmful dialect and discourse.” If you’re on...
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- Nov 29, 2021
- 7 min
An Interview with Laura Sharp: Discussing Feminism in Indigenous Law
About Laura Sharp Laura Sharp graduated from Western University in 2014 with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Government. She...
- Sep 28, 2021
- 5 min
My #SpreadYourAwesome Story
By: Claire Bouvier Does anyone ask you “what’s your plan after school?” and you think to yourself - “errrr...I have no idea...” You are...
- Mar 24, 2021
- 5 min
Why Women Carry More, and How to Overcome This
The feminism movement has come a long way. We have earned our right to vote, to work, and to lead. For a while, I never realized how far...
- Nov 18, 2020
- 3 min
Sexual Assault and Consent in the Eyes of the Law
(The author of this piece has asked to remain anonymous) Trigger/Content Warning (TW): This article will cover topics related to sexual...
- Oct 19, 2020
- 6 min
QWIL EDII Commitments
Although we are an organization that aims to promote and strengthen gender equity in the Commerce society and the workplace, we have not...
- May 8, 2020
- 1 min
Learning the ropes
About the Author Victoria Staff is a UBC Neuroscience graduate and has recently returned to live in Toronto after studying in Vancouver....
- Mar 31, 2020
- 4 min
Interview Series: Perspectives of a Professional with stnce – Equitable Bank
An Interview with Kim Kukulowicz and Sarah Zandbergen
- Mar 8, 2020
- 6 min
Opinion Series: Prudent Powerplayers - How Women Run the Show
Kayla Charchuk: A discussion on media representation of women, females who prompt global change, and societies that have women in leadership
- Oct 15, 2019
- 2 min
Speaker Series: Women in Politics with Kathleen Wynne
By: Roya Shidfar Introduction to Women in Politics On the world stage, Canada is seen as a progressive and modern democracy. When...
- Jul 29, 2019
- 3 min
Male Feminists, You've Got a Friend in Me
By: Kate Wallace The program I am in at Western, Media, Information, and Technoculture, is female dominated; I would estimate the ratio...
- Jul 6, 2019
- 3 min
A Critique of the Women's March: The Struggle of Intersectionality Amongst a Diverse Crowd
By: Georgia Haynes Georgia Haynes is a second year Concurrent Education student at Queen's University, majoring in Gender Studies. ...
- Jun 27, 2019
- 5 min
Chairs, Tables, and Other Systemic Sexism in the Workplace
By: Kate Wallace I work as an intern at an executive head hunting firm, and usually sift through around 20-30 resumes daily. Recently, I...
- Jun 9, 2019
- 4 min
Are the United States Moving Backwards in Time?
By: Suhaana Sidhu Are the United States Moving Backwards in Time? An analysis of the sudden regression in abortion rights in the United...
- Sep 23, 2018
- 3 min
History of Feminism: Part 3
For the last article in our “History of Feminism” series, Laura Wu (Alumni and Mentorship Coordinator) focuses on the current climate in...
- Sep 14, 2018
- 3 min
Second Wave Feminism - An Ongoing Movement
The fight for gender equality has changed over the years due to the accomplishments of feminist leaders that have challenged gendered...
- Jul 16, 2018
- 5 min
The First Wave of Feminism
Many of you reading this article likely identify as feminists, as do many members of the Q.WIL team. The term is ubiquitous in today’s...
- Nov 13, 2017
- 4 min
Three Stories, One Purpose
We recently joined Q.WIL as Frosh Representatives. These are our stories of why we became inspired to join the Q.WIL team: Nicole...
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