/newsroom/taxonomy/term/4889/all en /newsroom/natalie-stake-doucet Sat, 19 Nov 2022 01:06:09 +0000 lawrence.chiang@mail.mcgill.ca 288520 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-international-womens-day-march-8-329261 <p>This year, the theme for the International Women’s Day, “<i>Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world</i>,” celebrates the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the gaps that remain. Women of the world want and deserve an equal future free from stigma, stereotypes, and violence; a future that’s sustainable, peaceful, with equal rights and opportunities for all.</p> Wed, 03 Mar 2021 20:59:44 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 256645 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-international-womens-day-march-8-320977 <p>March 8 is International Women's Day, a global day of recognition celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and girls, and raising awareness of the work left to be done. (<a href="https://cfc-swc.gc.ca/commemoration/iwd-jif/index-en.html">Status of Women Canada</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from ���ϲ����� University that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Tue, 03 Mar 2020 22:42:54 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 200620 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-female-only-spaces-303512 <p>Are female-only spaces discriminatory? It was the conversion of an all-female gym into a mixed gym that triggered the debate. This past fall, the Éconofitness Sports Centre in the Old Rosemont borough of Montreal announced that it would admit men as of December 20, 20219. The decision did not suit a segment of the customer base, that has since tried to put pressure on management. (<a href="https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/201912/15/01-5253864-discriminatoires-les-gyms-pour-femmes.php">La Presse</a>)<br /> <br /></p> Tue, 17 Dec 2019 16:18:38 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 191163 at /newsroom /newsroom/alexandra-ketchum Thu, 19 Dec 2019 19:35:06 +0000 krysta.veneruz@mail.mcgill.ca 181716 at /newsroom /newsroom/ada-l-sinacore Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23028 at /newsroom