Register now for the Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion’s second annual symposium

Disrupting the Status Quo: Intersecting Inequities Impacting Women in the Faculty of Medicine and Opportunities for Change

Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Time: 9:30 am–1:30 pm (PST)
This event will be held online.

With keynote speaker Dr. Terri Aldred, the symposium will feature Derek Thompson, Dr. Bonita Sawatzky, Dr. Brittany Bingham, Dr. Tal Jarus, Dr. Tatiana Sotindjo, Dr. Maria Hubinette, Dr. Neila Miled, Nasim Peikazadi, and Sonia Medel.

Hear their perspectives on leadership, opportunities and barriers in the context of health professions practice, education and research. We will centre intersectionality and the differentiated experiences of women as we critically examine how current academic systems and hierarchies create additional barriers for women and ideas for change.

More details can be found here.