Official account of Women's and Gender Studies at Acadia University.
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For #IWD2024 let's step forward in solidarity & help forge an inclusive world for #women🌎 Collectively let's call out stereotypes, challenge bias & end discrimination. Let's uplift & celebrate women's achievements. #InspireInclusion 👉bit.ly/IWD2024 Image:MelanieArt #LA
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Tomorrow is #internationalwomensday ! In preparation, check out this @peoplingthepast podcast episode featuring two of our faculty, Dr Chelsea Gardner and Dr Natalie Swain!
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Our data from Nova Scotia found 65% of food insecure caregivers worried about the cost of formula and 13% ran out of formula and didn’t have the money to buy more - in 2022. And the cost now is up over 20%. In Canada we still ignore the problem of infant food insecurity – at West Hants, Nova Scotia
Today we have released a report on the devastating impact rising formula costs are having on women and families. We're calling for urgent and bold measures to curb the cost of formula milk. For our mothers, babies, and families - we must get this right 🍼
bpas.org/about-bpas/press-of…
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We’re looking for volunteers for this years memorial for Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Interested in helping out? Email Patrick Vitale!
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Check out the full schedule for this years BAC Talks! We’ve got a lot of exciting topics coming your way and hope to see you there 😁
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August 1st provides us with the opportunity to reflect on the heroism of our ancestors whose physical bodies were in shackles but whose minds could not be conquered. We are here because they persevered.
Learn more about the important research of Dr. Mary Sweatman, member of @AcadiaWGS planning committee
A researcher said some people find it “shocking” to learn that there are so many individuals and families throughout the Annapolis Valley who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. saltwire.com/atlantic-canada…
We stand together with students, faculty, and the broader campus community of the University of Waterloo, especially those in the gender studies class who were targeted in a hateful attack on June 28th. cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener…
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The interest in our #WISEAcadia camp for girls going into grades 7-9 has been high & registration for the camp is already FULL. We are maintaining a waitlist - if you want to be placed on it, please email [email protected]
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Register for #WISEAcadia NetWorKiT '23! A 6-wk virtual mentorship program from May 30 - July 4th matches mentees (girls in grades 9-12) & mentors (current students/recent🎓of @AcadiaU who identify as women) who meet weekly to discuss goals & interests forms.office.com/r/y2qia1MTS…
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The Iconography of Women on Attic Pottery (winner of @AcadiaWGS award!)
"This page focuses on the roles women played in the inspiration, creation, purchase, and use of pottery, as well as what these factors can tell us about women in antiquity."
womeninantiquity.wordpress.c…
4/11
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The Myth of Pandora: How she was used as a Scapegoat (written by a Biology major! @AcadiaBio and shortlisted for a @AcadiaWGS award!)
"This post discusses the misogynic narratives that Pandora and Eve have been subjected to throughout history."
womeninantiquity.wordpress.c…
7/11
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Disabilities in Women and Children in the Mediterranean Antiquity (written by a Women/Gender Studies major! @AcadiaWGS )
"Detailing interesting accommodations and the experiences of disabled women and children's in antiquity."
womeninantiquity.wordpress.c…
5/11
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It was wonderful to meet up with @feedukorg for our chat on #infantfoodinsecurity. Rich countries have a lot of work to do to ensure infants’ and everyone’s right to food. How we do that must be guided by equity values @AcadiaUNews – at Edinburgh, Scotland
They say never meet your heroes but we are glad we didn’t listen to that advice! We were honoured to host @FranklyLess this week & interview her about her pioneering research on #infantfoodinsecurity in rich nations. We will share our discussion soon #FormulaIsFood
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We are hiring a Contractually Limited
Term (9.5 months) position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Classics starting August 1st.
Closing date for applications June 1st.
Please share widely! #ClassicsTwitter
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New #WomenInAntiquity pages by students in my Graeco-Roman Gender/Sex course are now up! They are smart, sassy, and reflect a semester of hard work by @AcadiaU students.
Here's a #thread of some of the standouts - go give them some love! Enjoy!
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3) Cameron Barnard won the Canadian Federation for University Women Award to recognize excellence in Women's and Gender Studies scholarship for her webpage on Iconography of Women on Attic Pottery (womeninantiquity.wordpress.c…) @AcadiaWGS #WomenInAntiquity #ClassicsTwitter
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Are you ready, boots?! 👢On today’s new episode of #PeoplingPodcast, Chelsea (@archaeoctopus) and Melissa (@MelissaKAFunke) are joined by Dr. Marie-Adeline Le Guennec to discuss women’s mobility and migration in the Roman Empire. Listen in here:
peoplingthepast.com/2023/04/… /1
New research from @Acadiau professor, Dr. Marianne Clark!
The pelvic floor matters! At least that's what our participants told us. Qualitative study with mothers shows both social & physiological barriers get in the way of physical activity, not motivation 🏃♀️new Open Access article✨ with @hollythorpe_nz doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023…