New Research and New Issues
MIT 2011 Report on Women in Science and Engineering
March 21 2011 - MIT issued a 2011 report on the Status of Women Faculty in the Schools of Science and Engineering at MIT. The report indicates that there has been significant improvement in the numbers, but stereotypes persist re: gender and family roles, with some old and some new tensions.
MIT News article states that 'Follow-up to previous reports shows improvement, but that still more can be done'.
The New York Times published an article related to the MIT report titled 'Gains, and Drawbacks, for Female Professors'.
Download full report via MIT (PDF)
Women of Influence - Academics at the University of Toronto lead by example
International Women's Day is highlighted in the March 8, 2011 edition of the Bulletin, with a focus on four leading women professors
- Alison Fleming, professor in psychology and Canadian Research Chair in Neurobiology - 'Mothering on her Mind'
- Alissa Trotz, associate professor in Women and Gender Studies and director of Caribbean Studies at New College - 'Caribbean a Focus for Scholar's Curiosity'
- Gillian Einstein, associate professor in the Department of Psychology and Dalla Lana School of Public Health - 'Humans More Diverse Than We Allow'
- Melba Cuddy-Keane, professor in the Department of English and Virginia Woolf scholar- 'Virginia Woolf Scholar Explores Movement in Fiction'
Women Rising to Executive Ranks Still Few in Number
- Toronto Star article from Mar 3. 2011 - Deborah Gillis of Catalyst Canada is to release a study this week on women's participation among senior officer jobs in Canada. It's up less than one percentage point in two years. Read more...
Gender Gap: Selection Bias Snubs Scholarly Achievements of Female Scientists
- ScienceDaily article from Feb 22, 2011 - Women scientists must confront sexism when competing for scholarly awards, according to a new analysis. Read more...
LEAF statement on Bill C-289
- LEAF supports Bill C-289 and calls on Government to also protect women from hate speech. Read full statement...
Latest Government Reports on the Status of Women in Canada
Research Links for Women
- Equality Rights Central website from the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
- Saving the World's Women Special Issue - The New York Times Magazine
- Women Mathematicians
- Status of Women Canada
- Women's College Hospital Research Institute
- National Council of Women of Canada
- The Women's Human Rights Resource Programme (WHRR)
- Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women
- Social Science Information Gateway - Women's Studies online