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Celebrating International Women's Day
is on March 8. This year, 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
| March 6 | SFU VentureLabs
Did you know that only 17% of Wikipedia biographies are about women? This International Women鈥檚 Day, WEKH BC (Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub) is partnering with SFU VentureLabs to help add incredible women leaders into Wikipedia.
The Juggling Mother: Coming Undone in the Age of COVID | March 8 | SFU Public Square
Amanda D. Watson, author of The Juggling Mother: Coming Undone in the Age of Anxiety, will be joined by journalist Michelle Eliot for a conversation about COVID, motherhood, and paid and unpaid work.
How do we talk about military sexual violence & why does it matter? | March 8 | SFU Departments of Political Science and International Studies
Join SFU鈥檚 Megan MacKenzie for a presentation that explores how the way we talk about military sexual violence shapes wider gender norms and national identity.
| March 8 | SFU Ceremonies and Events
Join us on International Women鈥檚 Day for a conversation with three incredible Indigenous leaders who will discuss the realities of gender-based violence in communities and teach us about the spiritual pathway to wellness and healing: the Red Road.
| March 8 | WiCS
In this 2021 International Women鈥檚 Day Panel, hear stories from women in the tech community about how they鈥檙e making change in their communities.
A Conversation with Susan Stryker | March 11 | President鈥檚 Dream Colloquium
In addition to a Q&A session, Susan Stryker will speak about the development of trans studies, her film and media work, and 鈥淎t the Crossroads of Turk and Taylor,鈥� her current project about the many types of social justice struggles now transpiring at the site of the former Compton鈥檚 Cafeteria in San Francisco.
| March 6 | Humber College
Hear lessons on groundbreaking leadership from a panel of Black women leaders at this event hosted by Humber College鈥檚 Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Diversity.
Learn something new
- Watch a special hosted by the SFSS Women's Centre, featuring activists, artists and leaders from the SFU community and beyond.
- Did you know that SFU鈥檚 Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women鈥檚 Studies is celebrating 50 years of critical research, scholarship and teaching this year? Learn more about the history of the first Women鈥檚 Studies program in Canada.
- Check out the SFU Library鈥檚 , which includes information about uncovering our unconscious biases and tools for addressing them in the workplace.
- The Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology hosts an extensive collection of resources that address gender diversity in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields and runs a blog about issues related to women in STEM.
- Listen to , an anthem for IWD composed by Veronica Dahl, professor emeritus in SFU's School of Computing Science.
Get connected
Plug in with one of these groups 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. Learn more about how the centre has been during COVID-19.
- 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&苍产蝉辫; 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&苍产蝉辫; group aims to increase the representation and awareness of nonconforming groups in the engineering profession by organizing mentorship opportunities, networking sessions and socials.