women

Tuba Chishti argues female students are often socialized to avoid risk, causing them not to pursue higher leadership roles.

4 years 9 months ago

Female student leaders lacking

In 1884, Queen’s became the first university west of the Maritimes — and ahead of much of the world — to have female graduates.Continue...

5 years 11 months ago

Men make mark with centre

An organization called the Canadian Association for Equality has raised enough money to fund the first Canadian Centre for Men and Families in Toronto. The organization hopes to be up and running in the coming months to provide help, services and referrals to men in need.Continue...

Today, more women with a post-secondary education are married than their less-educated counterparts, according to StatsCan.

6 years 7 months ago

Riding a growing wave

147 years ago, Queen’s admitted its first female student — 35 years after it opened its doors to
male students.Continue...

2 weeks 4 days ago

Women at work weighed down by social norms

Working women suffer from the burden of traditional gendered expectations—and it’s destroying their health.Continue...

8 months 2 weeks ago

Women in the workplace deserve better recognition

Just because women are being hired in rigorous professional fields, doesn’t mean they’re being treated equally.Continue...

9 months 1 week ago

Menstrual product pilot deserves wider implementation

In 2016, women made up just over half the population in Canada—and many of them, whether wanting to or otherwise, deal with monthly menstrual cycles.Continue...

9 months 1 week ago

Mind the confidence gap

The confidence gap is 40 per cent—the difference between the 100 per cent qualifications women feel they need for a job and the 60 per cent men do, according to a Harvard Business Review study.Continue...