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Nov 5, 20236 min read

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...

Nov 29, 20217 min read

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, 20215 min read

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 23, 20215 min read

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, 20203 min read

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, 20206 min read

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, 20201 min read

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, 20204 min read

Interview Series: Perspectives of a Professional with stnce – Equitable Bank

An Interview with Kim Kukulowicz and Sarah Zandbergen

Mar 8, 20206 min read

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, 20192 min read

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, 20193 min read

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, 20193 min read

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, 20195 min read

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, 20194 min read

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, 20183 min read

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, 20183 min read

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, 20185 min read

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, 20174 min read

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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