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Celebrating International Women's Day
This year, is on March 8. We hope you will join us as we celebrate the achievements of women within the SFU community, challenge gender stereotypes and unconscious biases against women, and work towards forging a gender-equal world.
Here are some ways for you to get involved:
Attend an event
| Mar. 2-6 | Multiple locations
The SFSS Women鈥檚 Centre is hosting four events this week to celebrate International Women鈥檚 Day, from a Python programming workshop to an Indigenous feminist movie night.
In Plain Sight - Opening Reception | Mar. 4 | Telus World of Science
The Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology invite you to 鈥淚n Plain Sight,鈥 a photojournalistic look at the lives and careers of women in STEM fields that is running at the Telus World of Science from March 2 - April 17. This opening reception is your chance to see the exhibition free of charge, as well as an opportunity to meet the women behind the project.
Women of Colour Rising: An International Women鈥檚 Day Event | Mar. 5 | SFU Woodward鈥檚
The World Economic Forum鈥檚 Global Shapers Vancouver Hub and SFU Public Square are organizing this panel, which will feature women of colour who have successfully navigated, survived and thrived in high-pressure environments of business, politics and not-for-profits.
| Mar. 8 | 1150 Chestnut Street, Vancouver
鈥淎n Army of Lovers鈥 is an exhibition of lesbian oral history collected by History 451 students at SFU, in collaboration with the Archives of Lesbian Oral Testimony. Join them for their opening reception for intergenerational dialogue with lesbian activists within the Women鈥檚 Movement and meet with participants from the project. 鈥淎n Army of Lovers鈥 is on display at the City of Vancouver Archives from March 9 - April 24.
| Mar. 8 | SFU Woodward鈥檚
The South Asian Film Education Society, supported by the South Asian Network for Secularism and Democracy (SANSAD) and Gender, Sexuality and Women鈥檚 Studies at SFU, is hosting this screening of the award-winning documentary Raising Silence. Celebrate International Women鈥檚 Day by remembering atrocities against women so we can stop violence against women.
| Mar. 21 | 777 Columbia Street, New Westminster
厂贵鲍鈥檚 Young Women in Business invite you to their keynote event, which brings together students and professionals to network, celebrate and create community.
Learn something new
- Drop by the Belzberg Library at SFU Harbour Center to check out their , which includes biographies of women from around the world.
- Visit the to browse over 5000 resources related to feminism and women鈥檚 equity.
- Check out the SFU Library鈥檚 , which includes information about uncovering our unconscious biases and tools for addressing them in the workplace.
- The hosts an extensive collection of resources that address gender diversity in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields and about issues related to women in STEM.
- 厂贵鲍鈥檚 partnership with the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) allows SFU staff and faculty to access resources on many EDI-related topics:
- There are several upcoming related to issues around gender diversity and unconscious bias, including 鈥淢anaging Bias in Hiring鈥 (March 10) and 鈥淕ender Diversity鈥 (March 26). To access these webinars for free, indicate that you work for a CCDI employer partner during the registration process.
- CCDI maintains a Knowledge Repository that contains over 1,000 Canadian-specific diversity and inclusion reports, research articles and more. To access the repository, email kr@ccdi.ca with the subject line 鈥淎dd to Knowledge Repository鈥.
Get connected
Plug in with an on-campus group and find out how you can support gender diversity and women鈥檚 equity at SFU.
- The provides services to students of all genders, including crisis referrals, peer support and volunteer opportunities.
- Check out the website for their latest course offerings and connect with them on and to learn about upcoming events and initiatives.
- Academic Women at SFU is an organization of women faculty, lab instructors, and librarians that meets several times a year to discuss issues related to gender equity, both as SFU employees and as women working in academia.
- The is an elected Beedie graduate student and alumni volunteer-run club that offers career development opportunities with a focus on diversity.
- 厂贵鲍鈥檚 network provides young women and professionals with events, programs and an engaged network of ambitious women to help them become successful in their careers.
- SFU Women in Computing Science organizes professional networking events, technical workshops and outreach programs aimed at supporting and promoting women in computing science, as well as challenging biases and myths faced by women in the field.
- 厂贵鲍鈥檚 group aims to increase the representation and awareness of nonconforming groups in the engineering profession by organizing mentorship opportunities, networking sessions and socials.